Like a giant cosmic Condor drifting across deep space, this beautiful shockwave of glowing filaments of Ionised Oxygen overlaps the Hydrogen Alpha rich Gum nebula region.
The wider FOV of my little refractor has allowed this previously posted region to be seen in broader context with it’s surroundings - Vela is rich in target opportunities!
Within the Eastern section of the Vela Supernova Remnant, the expanding debris cloud is from the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the supernova explosion that created the Vela remnant reached Earth about 11,000 years ago. In addition to the shocked filaments of glowing gas, the cosmic catastrophe also left behind an incredibly dense, rotating stellar core, the Vela Pulsar.
Some 800 light-years distant, the Vela remnant is likely embedded in a larger and older supernova remnant, the Gum Nebula. (Apod)
Another cracker Andy. Smooth and rich and well coloured.
I notice some spikes on the bigger stars -is this a spill of photons from the well ? as it is a small APO. I am in the camp of loving spikes so for me it adds to the image.
Consistently raising the bar from the burbs!
God how I hate my shift work now!!
Graz from Taz
The other thing I would add is that you really do know how to frame a pic for presentation. Such a dramatic eye catching grab.
Once again I lament shift work!!
That's a lovely looking scene Andy, suits the Ha/OIII only treatment. The moustache is one of the more intriguing nebulae, looking at it vertically in wide field, it always made me think of a DNA strand The Vela SNR area really is full of goodies, many cool bits to shoot.
Bart, Peter & Mark - Thanks gents! Delighted that you enjoy this image too
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Originally Posted by graham.hobart
Another cracker Andy. Smooth and rich and well coloured.
I notice some spikes on the bigger stars -is this a spill of photons from the well ? as it is a small APO. I am in the camp of loving spikes so for me it adds to the image.
Consistently raising the bar from the burbs!
The other thing I would add is that you really do know how to frame a pic for presentation. Such a dramatic eye catching grab.
Hey thanks Graz, Yes I think you're right about the photon spill as the spikes were not added in post as such.
Regarding composition, I spend ages framing an image, often pre-framing & pre-visualising an image by pulling up a nice pic of the region I want to image, then using a matchbox or similar that represents my FOV, I move it around the screen until I find a pleasing result, chose which orientation looks best then take a screen shot and viola, use that to carefully frame the target in the field.
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Lovely image AC. The SV70 really produces the goods doesn't it!
Yes mate, it certainly punches well above it's weight! Great bang for buck
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
That's a lovely looking scene Andy, suits the Ha/OIII only treatment. The moustache is one of the more intriguing nebulae, looking at it vertically in wide field, it always made me think of a DNA strand The Vela SNR area really is full of goodies, many cool bits to shoot.
Mike
Cheers Mike, yes I'm a bit tempted to revisit this as a two panel vertical mosaic - At that orientation it resembles red fairy floss on a blue stick (of DNA perhaps?) Probably won't this time though as I've spotted another bit that intrigues me now - so many target choices in Vela!