The carina nebula

[h0ughy (David)]

wow, on the 48" it is breathtaking - so much to see, its a superb and sublime image. the detail is unreal!! I do agree with Paul H's comment about the homunculus , but that's coming from a simpleton

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Well deserved accolades. Truly the stand-out image of a popular target. Fantastic.

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow, on the 48" it is breathtaking - so much to see, its a superb and sublime image. the detail is unreal!! I do agree with Paul H's comment about the homunculus , but that's coming from a simpleton

Thank you. As for the homunculus...sorry. I have to "respect the light"..it's way brighter than the surrounding structures, so I left it that way.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Congrats on your NASA APOD. Well deserved.

Greg.

Thanks Greg...it's been a long time between drinks for sure

Originally Posted by Somnium

Wow, what an image Peter. i have no idea how you resolve that fine detail from Sydney, incredible. it is a shame that the APOD image has the watermarks on it though.

Start with large chip on a superb 'scope, add some good seeing and AO to taste.....but sorry...I'm happy with the watermark for the wider audience.
(in case you missed it, the linked page on IIS is no longer watermarked)

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Congratulations Peter - a worthy APOD indeed.
Can't remember seeing as much detail in this object before - a superb result.

Ta..I like think I've highlighted features that were always there...sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees

Originally Posted by RB

Congratulations Peter.
A worthy accolade for this stunning image.

RB

Again, many thanks.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Quite astonishing, Peter. The detail in the Fickle Finger and in the more famous Herbig Haro jets is enough to make one weep.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

wow, thats stunning Peter, very well done, soo sharp, best ive seen. And congrats on the APOD, most deserved.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

If you just think of all the superlatives in the English language, that's pretty much how i felt when I followed that link.
Brilliant photo.

Trevor

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Regulus

If you just think of all the superlatives in the English language, that's pretty much how i felt when I followed that link.
Brilliant photo.

Trevor

Thank you Trevor.

Originally Posted by Bassnut

wow, thats stunning Peter, very well done, soo sharp, best ive seen. And congrats on the APOD, most deserved.

Ta Fred. No wide-field-wussing for this one. Narrow field rules!

Originally Posted by Placidus

Quite astonishing, Peter. The detail in the Fickle Finger and in the more famous Herbig Haro jets is enough to make one weep.

You are too kind. While I was pleased with the "mystic-Herbig-mountain" just above Trumpler 14...I hope the tears were not due to any tragedy on my part !

[batema (Mark)]

Truly amazing image Peter. Can you tell me how long the subs were and total imaging time. Congtrats. Wonderful.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Congratulations on the APOD Peter. Definitely a deserving acknowledgement.

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Unbelievably awesome!!! Very sharp, congratulations on a fine image, Peter!

[alpal]

Hi Peter,
the best Eta Carinae I've seen posted on Ice in Space - by far!

Congratulations on the APOD.

cheers
Allan

[Phil Hart]

Definitely a stunner Peter. You got the gear and you know how to use it!

I'm with Marcus on the watermark.. glad you've published the clean version.

Phil

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Peter,
the best Eta Carinae I've seen posted on Ice in Space - by far!

Congratulations on the APOD.

cheers
Allan

Glad you liked the image...again too kind

Originally Posted by Rod771

Unbelievably awesome!!! Very sharp, congratulations on a fine image, Peter!

Thanks Rod !

Originally Posted by batema

Truly amazing image Peter. Can you tell me how long the subs were and total imaging time. Congtrats. Wonderful.

Yes.

Just kidding I use 20 minute subs....I am in "the 'burbs" after all (but I still pine for the Fjords )

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Congratulations on the APOD Peter. Definitely a deserving acknowledgement.

Thank you indeed.

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Well deserved accolades. Truly the stand-out image of a popular target. Fantastic.

Ta... I hope this image explains its enchantment for yours truly....so much going on..shock fronts, pre-superonva's, ionized clouds...Nature can be remarkably surprising and beautiful!

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by philiphart

Definitely a stunner Peter. You got the gear and you know how to use it!

I'm with Marcus on the watermark.. glad you've published the clean version.

Phil

Your tip o'the hat is very much appreciated Phil.

[gvanhau (Geert)]

At first I said to myself oh, another Carina....
But looking at the high res image, it's really an outlier...
Congrats, Well deserved APOD.

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

A spectacular image Peter! Congratulations on the APOD

Really looking forward to your next image

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Daaaamn. That's incredible, Peter. Great work, and congrats on the APOD!

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Excellent image Peter - top shelf and definitely worthy of APOD.

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Excellent image Peter - top shelf and definitely worthy of APOD.

Glad you like it

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Daaaamn. That's incredible, Peter. Great work, and congrats on the APOD!

Not sure if I'd go that far, but it doesn't look too shabby on a 4k screen

Originally Posted by Slawomir

A spectacular image Peter! Congratulations on the APOD

Really looking forward to your next image

Ah, that would make two of us...maybe another M8

Originally Posted by gvanhau

At first I said to myself oh, another Carina....
But looking at the high res image, it's really an outlier...
Congrats, Well deserved APOD.

Thank you...like everyone else I've imaged Carina (in my case, probably too many times ) at around 1200mm.

And you are right...they all start to look vanilla after a while. I'm finding at around 3300mm the Universe is much more interesting, fine structures appear that often give a fresh perspective....hence I promise to do more
along these lines soon.

Imaging with the Alluna has it's challenges...I literally have 1-2cm to spare
in dome aperture..any mis-alignment and the telescope is looking inside the dome...which has happened a few times now when I trust the automation too much

It's also very sensitive to the seeing...but I'm happy to say...when the seeing is good it produces sublime data that even a hack like me can perform a little wizardry with

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Ah, that would make two of us...maybe another M8

No argument from me.