Ngc 4372

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Inspired by Yuri's image of the Dark Doodad I thought I'd try and nab one of my own.
I only have a shortish window to image in that direction (pepper trees) so it's definitely a work in progress.
33x3 min @ iso800,
Canon 550D and ED80
DSS 3.3.3 and CS3

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Jeanette

I think that looks pretty good already. Nice job!

Steve

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Capturing the image is the easy part, it's the processing that's drives one to distraction. Trying to lighten the back ground to bring out the dark nebula, while NOT burning out the Glob. You can only push it so far before you realise....more data please. oh my poor head, this hobby is doing it in.

[Ross G]

Very good photo.
All the tones from dark to light have come out well.
Great processing.


Ross.

[RickS (Rick)]

Wow! Very nice, JJJ.

[ozstronomer (Geoff)]

Great shot! you have processed that really well, lovely balance between the Neb and the Star cluster

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice Doodad. I gotta try that one when I have my 100mm end of June.

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice shot

More data, yes, but it's good as it is

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

oh my poor head, this hobby is doing it in.

..Amen to that

Thanks for the dog buscuit, I was just making the bed...

Sorry I meant looks great

Mike

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Well done indeed - love it!

[richardo (Rich)]

Great stuff JJ!
You're doing some excellent work!

You are a one woman imaging machine girl
The bug has bitten hard

Rich

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by richardo

Great stuff JJ!
You're doing some excellent work!

You are a one woman imaging machine girl
The bug has bitten hard

Rich

Thanks Rich,
Wanna hear something funny, I'm doing it under Doctors orders.
Fair dinkum. LOL
He highly recommends that I be out with my scope as much as possible for the sake of my mental health.
( dear Dr Tom, he ground his first mirror at Uni, so he understands totally)

[John Hothersall]

Thats a very good effort for a difficult subject. Dark nebula are fascinating but hard to process well.

John.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I'm shooting it again as I write this.
This time using a 70-300mm lens @ 200mm.
10 min subs @ iso 800
Gunna nail it properly this time!!!

[RobF (Rob)]

Damn, now I've got "Camptown Races" running through my head somehow!
Doodad, Doodad.......


Ahem , great shot JJJ and looking forward to the next effort

[midnight (Darrin)]

This is one target I would love to have a go at. It is so mysterious yet distinct and you have done well to show this.

Looking forward to more!!

Darrin...