Really pushing data....

Tom Davis (Tom) · #1 11-09-2009, 01:58 PM

I revisited some data from 2007 taken of the vdB152 region in Cepheus (the weather has killed my AU imaging for a while). I thought I'd try to see if I could get more dust out of the background with some newer techniques. Here is what I came up with:

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astr...s-1_00001b.htm

This data is really stretched, but that is what I was shooting for.

Tom

AlexN · #2 11-09-2009, 02:16 PM

Thats a stunner Tom...

I was looking at another image of this region just yesterday, the image I was looking at was rather impressive also, and I thought to myself, I wonder what Tom, aka - The dust buster! could work out of this region...

Well my question has been answered - Pure Magic!

suma126 (Shane) · #3 11-09-2009, 02:18 PM

thats a stunning photo

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #4 11-09-2009, 02:37 PM

That's a wonderful image Tom ... just magical! Well done!

Cheers, Marcus

h0ughy (David) · #5 11-09-2009, 04:20 PM

giving the hubble some competition I see. Fantastic detail from that, looks a little like CG4, but that buble detail is amazing!!

gregbradley · #6 11-09-2009, 04:50 PM

That's a stunner Tom and the best version around.

Your images are a good example of picking up the really faint stuff
using a fast scope with large aperture that even large aperture scopes that are slower would struggle to show.

Weather should be good for a the weekend, the continent seems pretty clear of cloud.

Greg.

renormalised (Carl) · #7 11-09-2009, 05:21 PM

Brilliant shot, Tom. Absolutely incredible detail and subtle colour. Well done

RB (Andrew) · #8 11-09-2009, 08:18 PM

Stunning, absolutely brilliant Tom !

DavidU (Dave) · #9 11-09-2009, 08:27 PM

What can you say ?
I am in awe of this image (and skill to pull it off)

Tom Davis (Tom) · #10 12-09-2009, 07:26 AM

Thanks everyone.

Tom

Octane (Humayun) · #11 15-09-2009, 11:08 PM

Tom,

Oh, my goodness.

That is magic. Processed to perfection.

Also, I just /love/ your diffraction spikes!

Regards,
Humayun

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #12 15-09-2009, 11:37 PM

Very 3 dimensional.
Feels like if you blew gently on the monitor it would start to swirl.
Stunning.

bloodhound31 · #13 16-09-2009, 03:18 PM

Magnificent. So when is re-entry for you?

Baz.

tornado33 · #14 16-09-2009, 04:24 PM

Fantastic work. Still so smooth too despite the pushing. Thats an unusual little blue and red nebula up top too.

Is there an online Vandenberg Catalog with all the objects locations?
Scott

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #15 16-09-2009, 04:35 PM

Super shot Tom - tonnes of detail there. Would you mind sharing your processing techniques?

Dave