Finally, a new (finished) image!! I'd have knocked it over sooner with more data but we had 250mm rain here in Jan!!
Off the beaten track in Orion, it's often overlooked because, well, it's not the most photogenic object in Orion plus it's quite faint. To compensate I paid attention to framing and teasing out the colour nuances.
You must have some SCUBA gear, as I got sick of wading out to the Obs in January...
Nice one
Cheers Peter. I've just started a session so I'm expecting the clouds to roll in any time!
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Originally Posted by Andy01
Beautiful result there Marcus, you should be well pleased with that one
Thanks Andy! I am. I wanted to go off the beaten track and do a difficult target. If it hadn't been for the weather and my eagerness to get an image under my belt I'd have gathered some more data. I'm happy with the result though.
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Originally Posted by topheart
Top notch indeed Marcus!
Thanks,
Tim
Thanks Tim!
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Very nice Marcus. I like the colour and texture. The rain seems to have diminished in Canberra a bit. Hopefully you will get better conditions too.
Cheers
Steve
Thankyou Steve!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
A nice looking image there Marcus. Yes it has been rather wet and then often cloudy when its not raining.
Lovely framing with the bright stars surrounding it.
Greg.
Thanks Greg. Yes I think I nailed the composition even if I do say so myself! It was a tough one to process though.
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Hi, Marcus,
Your machine produces most beautiful stars. (By comparison, our 20" PlaneWave tends to produce uninspiring sequins or discs).
The colours are also beautiful.
Best,
Mike
Thanks very much Mike! Seeing was only average here (2.2 FWHM on my combined Lum) but I always do a bit of decon to knock off a few tenths of an arcsec.
Very nice, Marcus! That's the first image of NGC 1788 that I've seen that clearly shows the fox face. I was previously wondering where the name came from.
60% resolution (not much fine detail in this field to warrant full res)
...?...wha tha??? ..60% res??..ok, ok, wait just let me pinch myself (ouch!) nup, I'm not dreaming..wha, whe, arggg Hey I'll forgive ya and welcome to the dark side
Must feel good to put a complete image together, interesting bit of sky Marcus, nice work
Very nice, Marcus! That's the first image of NGC 1788 that I've seen that clearly shows the fox face. I was previously wondering where the name came from.
Cheers,
Rick.
Thanks Rick! I wish I could make out the fox face - I guess I don't have the pictographic imagination others have!
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
I really like the detail Marcus. That nebula does looks a like the tulip neb in the northern hemisphere.
Thanks Paul! I did some adjustments based on your email feedback - should be a bit better now.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
...?...wha tha??? ..60% res??..ok, ok, wait just let me pinch myself (ouch!) nup, I'm not dreaming..wha, whe, arggg Hey I'll forgive ya and welcome to the dark side
Must feel good to put a complete image together, interesting bit of sky Marcus, nice work
Mike
Hehe ... well, if there's nothing to see at full res (because this is not a megadata image, seeing was only average and the subject is relatively "featureless" at the fine level) why bother? This is rare for me but I'm pretty sure the current project will again see full res posts - even if it's just to see small stars and background galaxies.
It feels very good! Just finished LRGB for another target as well. NB coming soon too (if I can keep working around camera icing problems and random comms failures! )
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Originally Posted by Ryderscope
Quite a special image Marcus. The higher resolution image works great and provides a nice journey around the field of view.
Thanks very much Rodney!
Last edited by marc4darkskies; 13-02-2016 at 04:38 PM.
I'd have knocked it over sooner with more data but we had 250mm rain here in Jan!! 
..60% res??..ok, ok, wait just let me pinch myself (ouch!) nup, I'm not dreaming..wha, whe, arggg 
Hey I'll forgive ya and welcome to the dark side 
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