the Rosette nebula

[lesbehrens (Les)]

this is my first Rosette nebula taken on the 15/01/10. 6 * 15 min exposures with canon 450D and SW ED 80mm. i was amazed when i saw how large this object is and how long of an exposure that was needed to see this object. looking at other examples i thought it would be very bright like m42 but i thought wrong. i hope you like it. processing tip are very welcome.
les

[spearo (Frank)]

nice one Les
good tracking and focus too.
it looks like it could be a tad brighter to me.
perhaps an inverse selection around the stars by using select-highlights, then modify - expand 4 pix, then feather 2 pix, then inverse selection
then playing with levels or curves a bit or contrast might bring out the neb a bit more?
there's another way it can be done with highlights and Shadows as well
just a thought
good shot though as it is
cheers
frank

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Thats a fine image Les - you should be happy with that. Well done.

Peter

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

Les,

Great image, it's amazing how big the Rosette is and the ED80 is the perfect scope to image it with.

Guiding and focus are spot on.

Frank

[RobF (Rob)]

Really nice work Les. I never get tired of seeing another rendition of the Rosette. What an amazing object.

Was looking forward to catching up with you last night. I'm sure our paths will cross sometime this year.

[lesbehrens (Les)]

well i am glad you like it. i just must have too high of an expectation.

hope to catch up with you soon too rob.
clear skies

[Hagar (Doug)]

Nice images Les. You can always improve the images by adding a bit more data to the stack. Also a little lift on the saturation will also make a diference.
Using an unmodded camera makes collecting the rich Ha data quite a lot harder than a modded camera.

Nice job.

[RobF (Rob)]

Originally Posted by lesbehrens

well i am glad you like it. i just must have too high of an expectation.

hope to catch up with you soon too rob.
clear skies

I know exactly how you feel. Rosette was the 2nd object I ever tried a mosaic on after M42. Thought I could whack a handful of 3 min subs from the city together and stretch out some detail. I got "dumped" big time, but learned quite a lot in the process

Yours is wonderful with those 15mins subs.

Cheers Les

[AlexN]

Good going Les! Looks like you've got your setup under control, great focus, and your guiding is brilliant!

This target is very very dim, and with an unmodded camera I can only imagine how difficult it would be to capture..

Excellent work mate.. You're coming along fantastically...

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very nice pic Les. You've nailed the focus and guiding. Just keep adding more data. Well done.