A massive star in Scorpius

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

I finished my run for the night on my current mega data project (yes, yes...believe it or not...I had to go for one eventually huh? ) and not wanting to waste any time doing a meridian flip I had a 3hr window before sunup soooo here is a happy snap of NGC 6357 and its massive star cluster Pismis 24 in Scorpio

This is an HaRGB image

A massive star in Scorpius

Here is a close up showing the massive multiple star system Pismis 24-1

Cheers

MIke

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Yep - that's looking pretty good Mike. Nice colour and detail.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

Beautiful. I love it.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Yep - that's looking pretty good Mike. Nice colour and detail.

Cheers

Steve

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Beautiful. I love it.

Greg.

Well, that's nice to hear gentlemen

Cheers

Mike

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Gee, thats different, high impact. I like the fiddly bit in the middle.

[alistairsam]

Looks great Mike
Is that an up yours neb in the middle? :-)

[RickS (Rick)]

Very nice for a quick snappy, Mike! I love the detail in the close up.

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Gee, thats different, high impact. I like the fiddly bit in the middle.

Originally Posted by alistairsam

Looks great Mike
Is that an up yours neb in the middle? :-)

Originally Posted by RickS

Very nice for a quick snappy, Mike! I love the detail in the close up.

Cheers,
Rick.

Cheers boys ...hmmm yes, Up Yours indeed ...there everywhere, like three stars that form triangles

Mike

[clive milne]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

I like the fiddly bit in the middle.

That little knot in the middle does have an Oiii component btw,
it is observable with the human eye with reasonable aperture and dark sky.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by clive milne

That little knot in the middle does have an Oiii component btw,
it is observable with the human eye with reasonable aperture and dark sky.

I'll have a look at it at SPSP in May...bout the only time I ever stick an eye to an eyepiece these days

[gvanhau (Geert)]

Very Nice.
Almost all strutures in hubble's image are reflected in yours.

Geert

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gvanhau

Very Nice.
Almost all strutures in hubble's image are reflected in yours.

Geert

Cheers Geert, yes I have managed to capture the main features at least...now just to get my scope into orbit

Mike

[atalas]

Nice work Mike.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

...now just to get my scope into orbit

Mike

You'd be unstoppable!

Would't it be nice if all amatuer astronomers chipped in to send a telescope into orbit and then took turns at taking happy snaps, yes it would take a mulitude of $$$ but it would be great! Snap out of it I'm day-dreaming

Excellent imaging Mike, the close up comparison is excellent - looking forward to seeing the final product!

[cazza132 (Troy Casswell)]

Impressive work! Like the comparison with the Hubble pic. Amazing work considering that the Hubble had 10x the resolution of any ground based telescope when it was launched (after fixing the optical error). Scope in orbit! Yeah, with you on that! - they so need to get a waddle on to get that space elevator in action!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Nice work Mike.

Cheers Louie, just a qicky, I tried to make it look gaseous

Originally Posted by ourkind

You'd be unstoppable!

Would't it be nice if all amatuer astronomers chipped in to send a telescope into orbit and then took turns at taking happy snaps, yes it would take a mulitude of $$$ but it would be great! Snap out of it I'm day-dreaming

I'm in, I'll donate the first $20

Excellent imaging Mike, the close up comparison is excellent - looking forward to seeing the final product!

Cheers but well... I think that's it ...ya never know though

Originally Posted by cazza132

Impressive work! Like the comparison with the Hubble pic. Amazing work considering that the Hubble had 10x the resolution of any ground based telescope when it was launched (after fixing the optical error). Scope in orbit! Yeah, with you on that! - they so need to get a waddle on to get that space elevator in action!

Cheers Troy, yeah whack your scope in the elevator, arrive at the top, setup, two star align and you'd be away

Mike

[David Fitz-Henr]

That's a very respectable quickie Mike, nice colour and detail

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

That's a very respectable quickie Mike, nice colour and detail

Well thanks Dave, probably a fair assessment, cheers

Funny, as processing progresses the "look" I'm after seems to evolve, in this case I tried to produce a more fine detail gaseous look, so although not as bold as usual, hopefully it looks like stars floating in gas..?

Mike

[David Fitz-Henr]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Funny, as processing progresses the "look" I'm after seems to evolve, in this case I tried to produce a more fine detail gaseous look, so although not as bold as usual, hopefully it looks like stars floating in gas..?

Mike

Well ... yes, the stars are nicely blended in the nebula with a less sharpened look to the nebula overall, so a more "gaseous" look and feel to it. ... probably a more accurate portrayal as opposed to highly sharpened features.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Well ... yes, the stars are nicely blended in the nebula with a less sharpened look to the nebula overall, so a more "gaseous" look and feel to it. ... probably a more accurate portrayal as opposed to highly sharpened features.

Cool, glad you think so

Mike