Some NIR work *now with colour*

[sjastro]

Very nice Marc.

Your NIR image is picking up the cold stuff in the nebula where molecules (mainly hydrogen) emit IR radiation through stretching and bending.

Regards

Steven

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Amazing work Marc.

I really like the colour version.

...and here am I thinking you had run out of pies to dig your fingers in!....

Good luck, your an inspiration.


Ross.

Thanks Ross. Too kind. Did you get up to any imaging this week-end?

Originally Posted by sjastro

Very nice Marc.

Your NIR image is picking up the cold stuff in the nebula where molecules (mainly hydrogen) emit IR radiation through stretching and bending.

Regards

Steven

Thanks Steven. Yes you are right. A friend also just corrected me via email in saying the NIR is the cooler stuff. Visible is usually much hotter. Will correct in the first post.

[Ross G]

Hi Marc,

Unfortunately no imaging.

I'm at the moment setting up the HEQ5 mount in the backyard and trying to polar align it.
Hopefully I can leave it there for a while (..if it doesn't kill the grass!..).

Ross.

[multiweb (Marc)]

I managed to get some good Ha Friday night so I blended it in the final shot to accentuate contrast and definition in the dark boks and ridges. Just 15% in but I think it makes the picture pop more in the blues. You can see more definition in the background nebulosity and the area around the herbig haro objects, as well as all the clouds on the top ridge.

So that one's the final. I'm happy with it.

Big one 1:1 here 1:1 [4.98MB]
HD (1920) here [2.26MB]
User friendly here [1.14MB]

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Wonderful work there Marc, as discussed The resolution is great and the NIR details really add another dimension to these familiar targets.
I'm certainly glad to see more people moving into NIR work.

I have a couple of images in the pipeline as you know, hopefully I'll be able to post some results in the next few days. It is really interesting to see what these nabulae look like in NIR, and the result is often quite surprising.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Excellent Marc! I think the colours work well and you are quite right, some lovely interesting details coming through there, nice job

Mike

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Wonderful work there Marc, as discussed The resolution is great and the NIR details really add another dimension to these familiar targets.
I'm certainly glad to see more people moving into NIR work.

I have a couple of images in the pipeline as you know, hopefully I'll be able to post some results in the next few days. It is really interesting to see what these nabulae look like in NIR, and the result is often quite surprising.

Cool. Looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Excellent Marc! I think the colours work well and you are quite right, some lovely interesting details coming through there, nice job

Mike

Thanks mate. Glad you liked it.