NGC2070 - Tarantula Nebula

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

A wonder to behold Jase!

I must admit this is the first image of this region that shows amazing depth.
It has the feel of a closer galactic nebula.
Just love the delicate transition in colour too!

A real lesson for us, thanks Jase!

Cheers,

Justin.

[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by marco

Great image Jase, don't listen to Mike, he is always too picky

Regards
Marco

Cheers Marco! I have no problems with Sir Michael.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

don't worry, I think Jase could read the humour between my lines of grandiose vernacular

Mike

All good mate

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

A wonder to behold Jase!

I must admit this is the first image of this region that shows amazing depth.
It has the feel of a closer galactic nebula.
Just love the delicate transition in colour too!

A real lesson for us, thanks Jase!

Cheers,

Justin.

Thanks Justin! There are some great images around of this nebula. I personally like a wider FoV. I did contemplate a two panel mosaic with the scene extending further below what is presented as there are some impressive knots of nebulosity which are more Ha saturated. I suspect this may have added more depth to the scene. The area is still prime for more data so will see. Too many targets to move on to is the problem. Thanks again.

[gregbradley]

A wonderful image Jase. The Nebula and surrounding blue stars are divine. Love the whispy blue misty O111 areas. It reminds me of the Lagoon when fully imaged. Really well handled. I like that aspect of the image exactly as-is.

The only attention sticking point for me were the orangy coloured stars which presumably would be yellow in a standard LRGB. Is this a result of the Ha/OIII blend? I know its a mostly Ha OIII image.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

I like it.

My cat seems to like it (he is by far, my toughest critic) .

You done good.

PJW Esq.

[avandonk]

Jase, Gendler would be very proud!


Bert

[RB (Andrew)]

Wonderful Jase !

[RobF (Rob)]

There's been enough high-brow discussion already, that I feel I need to just say B@$@#$ Awesome, Jase. Really enjoyed it.

Rob

[dvj (John)]

A target worthy of your pixel imaging scale. Great star colors and you have not pushed too hard on the universe. ;-)

j

[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A wonderful image Jase. The Nebula and surrounding blue stars are divine. Love the whispy blue misty O111 areas. It reminds me of the Lagoon when fully imaged. Really well handled. I like that aspect of the image exactly as-is.

The only attention sticking point for me were the orangy coloured stars which presumably would be yellow in a standard LRGB. Is this a result of the Ha/OIII blend? I know its a mostly Ha OIII image.

Greg.

Thank you Greg. Pleased you enjoyed it. With regards to the orange star colours. The larger orange stars colours are natural. If you look at the wide field version, they are indeed M class stars. The saturation has pushed them to a slightly deeper hue in order to match the intensity of the blue stars (O,B class). The smaller orange stars may have been influenced by the HaOIII blending technique but keep in mind I relayered RGB data just for star colors alone. In hindsight, it may have been better to used screen and opposed to lighten blend modes as this would increase the intensity for the tiny orange stars resulting in less saturation. The cool think with screen is you can duplicate the layer for greater intensity, then dial back the opacity to suit. I will consider this next time I process a similar Ha/OIII. Thanks for the constructive input.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

I like it.

My cat seems to like it (he is by far, my toughest critic) .

You done good.

PJW Esq.

Cheers Peter. I'm deeply relieved your cat likes it. I thought I may have to repro it for a while there.

Originally Posted by avandonk

Jase, Gendler would be very proud!


Bert

Thanks Bert. Can't compete with Gendler's mega mosaic of this area using the 14.5" RCOS. Another panel to extend the scene would have been nice but I'm pleased with the result.

Originally Posted by RB

Wonderful Jase !

Cheers RB Haven't heard from you in a while. Good to see you're keeping tabs on the imaging scene still. Hope to see more of your work soon.

Originally Posted by RobF

There's been enough high-brow discussion already, that I feel I need to just say B@$@#$ Awesome, Jase. Really enjoyed it.

Rob

Thanks Rob Yes, plenty of discussion for a thought provoking image. Thanks for checking it out.

Originally Posted by dvj

A target worthy of your pixel imaging scale. Great star colors and you have not pushed too hard on the universe. ;-)

j

Cheers John. Yes, .65 seems to do the trick. Definitely no dents on the universe. In fact, only a few photons were killed during the production of this image. Image not tested on animals, other than on Peter Ward's cat which survived the ordeal so I must be doing something right.

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

Wonderful Jase.

All the best,
Leo

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great shot Jase. I like how you kept the core bright. Too many flat tarantulae or LMCs around

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by jase

Cheers RB Haven't heard from you in a while. Good to see you're keeping tabs on the imaging scene still. Hope to see more of your work soon.

Thanks Jase, yes have been battling health issues over this past year and last week ended up in hospital again with kidney stones, no less !!
Never experienced such pain before and I've had my fair share of pain.
The doctors say I still have one stone in the kidney to go.

I'm hoping to get back into imaging soon(ish), still have to give the TOA 150 first light.

I've been enjoying your recent work.
Beautiful.

[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful Jase.

All the best,
Leo

Thanks Leo

Originally Posted by multiweb

Great shot Jase. I like how you kept the core bright. Too many flat tarantulae or LMCs around

Cheers Marc. Yes, easy to suppress the highlights and thats the natural choice to make when processing a target with high dynamic range like NGC2070. Many HDR routines are notorious for flattening if not managed well. Thanks for checking out the image.

Originally Posted by RB

Thanks Jase, yes have been battling health issues over this past year and last week ended up in hospital again with kidney stones, no less !!
Never experienced such pain before and I've had my fair share of pain.
The doctors say I still have one stone in the kidney to go.

I'm hoping to get back into imaging soon(ish), still have to give the TOA 150 first light.

I've been enjoying your recent work.
Beautiful.

Pleased to hear you're on the mend, RB. Stones are no fun, that's for sure. Rest up. Can't wait to see the TOA150 photon killer in action.

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Thanks again all.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent Jase, 3D effect is awesome. Now stop testing/mucking around and do something hard/different.

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

That's a wonderful view indeed Jase, I like the 3D appearance and the vibrant colour nuances. It's great to see all the star colours brought out this way too, nice work!

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Jason.

Great detail and colour.

I love your composition.

Ross.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Cracker image Jase - quality in all respects