IC2944 AP140 planetary neb in image

[gregbradley]

I finally got a few clear nights at my dark site. It seems like months since I last did any imaging. It was just after Christmas.

Taken at my dark site observatory last Thurs and Friday nights.

AP140 with Tak 4 inch flattener, MMOAG and Lodestar guiding on a Paramount MX mount.

I love this scope.

HaLRGB. 4 hours 50 minutes.

http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/...41765331/large regular

http://upload.pbase.com/image/141765331 large

I also took some luminance of the Horsehead and planned to get the Ha and RGB the following night but the weather reverted to cloud and rain.

Greg.

[Jen]

Woah Greg those stars are so tight wow very nice pic

But nope i still cant see no chicken

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Ah huh! not bad Greg, you've framed the whole chicken there - cool

Very colourful stars.

BTW...do you ever have visitors to Bigga?

Mike

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Jen

Woah Greg those stars are so tight wow very nice pic

But nope i still cant see no chicken

Perhaps the chicken is a myth!

The AP140 visually has the tightest stars of any scope I have ever looked through. I mean stunningly pinpoint.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Ah huh! not bad Greg, you've framed the whole chicken there - cool

Very colourful stars.

BTW...do you ever have visitors to Bigga?

Mike

Thanks Mike.

Its quite a drive.

Greg.

[TrevorW]

A nicely processed image with plenty of detail and colour

a keeper

[h0ughy (David)]

looks like Mike is wanting to hustle in on your photons Greg. Not that i blame him - very nice

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Its quite a drive.

Greg.

Hmmm? yes, I have a car

[gregbradley]

Where do you put the dog?

Greg.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Very nicely done Greg! Good processing - like the colour!

Oh how I wish I had a dark sky site <sigh>!!

Cheers, Marcus

[Paul Haese]

Nice Chicken Greg. Well blended image. Heaps of really interesting detail.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Very nicely done Greg! Good processing - like the colour!

Oh how I wish I had a dark sky site <sigh>!!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus. I actually used your excellent Chicken as a guide for mine and influenced my processing quite a bit.

In fact I came up with a new technique in an effort to match the detail as well as the transparency your image has ( I think yours is top notch - can u tell?)

Greg.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice Chicken Greg. Well blended image. Heaps of really interesting detail.

Thanks Paul.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Nicely done Greg. A very good wide field chicken. Goodness knows when I'll ever get another image given this weather. If there's another La Nina next summer I might take up something else.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Nicely done Greg. A very good wide field chicken. Goodness knows when I'll ever get another image given this weather. If there's another La Nina next summer I might take up something else.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve.

I know what you mean. I have taken up panorama mosaics with DSLRs and the occasional bird photo with my TEC110.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

Nothing meaningful to add....

...top shelf imagery

[gregbradley]

Thanks Peter.

Greg.

[gregbradley]

There is a tiny planetary nebula to the bottom left of the main nebula.

Here is a crop to show it more clearly:

http://upload.pbase.com/image/141823662

Greg.

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Greg.

Sharp and detailed to your usual high standards and amazing colours.

Thanks.

Ross.

[Lester]

I was wondering where the planetary was, thanks for the view. Stunning. All the best.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Ross G

A beautiful photo Greg.

Sharp and detailed to your usual high standards and amazing colours.

Thanks.

Ross.

Cheers Ross.

Originally Posted by Lester

I was wondering where the planetary was, thanks for the view. Stunning. All the best.

I noticed it when looking at the large version of the image.

Amazing what you can find in your images.

Greg.