Gum 10 - The 'Angler Fish' Nebula

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Resembling a cosmic Angler fish, swimming in an ocean of colorful bright stars, Gum 10 (RCW 19) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Puppis.

Rarely imaged (probably as it's relatively dim & isolated, it forms part of a large 200 thousand solar mass molecular cloud related to the Pup OB3 association and the O7f III giant star HD 69464.

Gum 11 and NGC 2579 are two further emission nebulae in this region.

Imaged early this year in HaLRGB from a dark site in rural Victoria.

ASTROBIN

[Peter Ward]

Quite pretty...the stars have that Akira Fujii look.

[gregbradley]

Andy,it's only showing as a very small image.

Greg.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Andy,it's only showing as a very small image.

Greg.

Oops! Cheers Greg, Astrobin link added now

[gregbradley]

Very nice indeed. You're getting some very tight stars there with your Taka setup.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

A lovely colourful shot Andy ...hmmm?..not sure I can see an Angler fish though..? Don't they have a big mouth full of teeth and sport a light on the end of a fishing pole?

Mike

[petershah (Peter Shah)]

Thats beautiful Andy...such rich colour in both stars and nebulosity....just lovely

[Dave882 (David)]

Lovely Andy! I had a lot of fun scanning around the background Ha cloud patterns at high zoom. Really beautiful!

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Quite pretty...the stars have that Akira Fujii look.

Thanks Peter, it's a look I enjoy very much

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very nice indeed. You're getting some very tight stars there with your Taka setup.

Greg.

Cheers Greg, decent automation, focussing routines and dark skies sure help!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

A lovely colourful shot Andy ...hmmm?..not sure I can see an Angler fish though..? Don't they have a big mouth full of teeth and sport a light on the end of a fishing pole?

Mike

C'mon Mike, channel your inner Jacques Cousteau - it's there, isn't it?

Originally Posted by petershah

Thats beautiful Andy...such rich colour in both stars and nebulosity....just lovely

Many thanks Peter, there's something about the mix of star colours in this frame that balanced the subject and frames it nicely.

Originally Posted by Dave882

Lovely Andy! I had a lot of fun scanning around the background Ha cloud patterns at high zoom. Really beautiful!

Awesome, thanks for your encouragement Dave!