It has been a very busy 6 months.
I am still processing photos from my Coonabarabran dark site trip in July last year!
This is the Chameleon Cloud near the South Celestial Pole, featuring the Reflection Nebula IC2631.
I had originally photographed this object in January last year, my previous trip to Coonabarabran.
I have combined the images from both trips (..a first for me!..) to produce this photo, totalling 800 minutes of exposure.
Clean this image up Ross!..I've not seen an image this dusty in a long time, it's digusting
Great job, this area is not really imaged too often but when it is the reward can be a smokey, mysterious and intriguing result like this ..yeah some dodgy stars but just post it less than full res so nobody notices (hey Marcus? )
Great colour, great composition and good depth Ross! I like it a lot. Nicely done! The star shapes do detract a bit from the full res though.
Cheers, Marcus
Thanks Marcus.
Glad you like it and I really appreciate the feedback.
The stars do need fixing. I don't know whether it's the camera flexing on the focus tube (..it overhangs by about 8" plus the cables..), bad polar alignment or from combining 2 different sets of data from different trips.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Clean this image up Ross!..I've not seen an image this dusty in a long time, it's digusting
Great job, this area is not really imaged too often but when it is the reward can be a smokey, mysterious and intriguing result like this ..yeah some dodgy stars but just post it less than full res so nobody notices (hey Marcus? )
Mike
Thanks Mike.
I'm always happy when you like my photos!
It's always scary to show at full resolution but the feedback has always helped me.
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Hi, Ross,
Followed the links back and hunted round your web site. Astonishing how much you've done. Superb ultra-wide-field stuff.
This fellow in Chamaeleon is most unusual and off the beaten path. Nicely done.
Best,
Mike
Thanks Mike and glad you like my site. It's in need of updating but it has helped me organise and share my photos.
Wow Ross, that is a nice image of the dark dust in Chameleon. Really top work that and love the colours you have brought out. I tried imaging it late last year and processing it was a tough job, but this is just fantastic! Top stuff mate.
Nice rendition of this very dusty part of the sky. I like the luminance, colour and field of view. The high res looks a little like minimum filter was applied too much to reduce the stars; if that is the case maybe just ease back on that a little. Overall though I really think it is a winner. The elongated stars in the corners are only evident at full resolution and those could be cropped out for the most severe parts.
Certainly took advantage of the dark sky there Ross! That is very nice image, I like the dark dusty ones.
Excellent work, well done!
Thanks Rod.
This photo would not have been possible with my equipment if it wasn't for the dark skies of Coonabarabran.
It's astrophotography "on steroids" when you image from Coona!
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Originally Posted by AstroJason
Wow Ross, that is a nice image of the dark dust in Chameleon. Really top work that and love the colours you have brought out. I tried imaging it late last year and processing it was a tough job, but this is just fantastic! Top stuff mate.
Thanks Jason. Glad you like it.
It is a difficult object to process. I tried many versions!
I really liked your widefield version.
..yeah some dodgy stars but just post it less than full res so nobody notices (hey Marcus? 
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