NGC2467 in Puppis

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 01-01-2015, 01:47 PM

I've been nibbling at this for 3 nights, mostly at low elevation and in really hot conditions with air temps of around 30C. I didn't think I'd have a chance of getting faint nebula in summer, but this K-5 and 8" F4 combo is starting to surprise me, even in hot weather.

Don't look too close lest you see warts.

There's too many stars ! Had to Fred some of them to see the nebula better.

This is such a star dense region. A few hours near the meridian would be nice. Maye one year.

8" F4 Bintel Newtonian, Baader MPCC MKIII coma corrector, Baader Semi-Apo filter, about 99 minutes of mostly 1 minute subs, Pentax K-5, HEQ5 pro unguided.

Astrobin ---> http://astrob.in/144820/0/

tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook) · #2 01-01-2015, 02:12 PM

That's a good image of NGC 2467 Kevin!

I like the colours, nicely done.
Really amazing considering the temps your putting up with.

Cheers,

Justin.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #3 01-01-2015, 02:19 PM

Thanks Justin. Yes I'm really surprised the K-5 is still working in the heat. My old K-x couldn't handle it at all.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #4 01-01-2015, 06:04 PM

Rather pleasing image that Kevin, has a very festive feel, appropriate for this time of year too

I am often amazed what processing can reveal from data, especially DSLR data, looking at raw subs one would think that there is essentially nothing there, then wham!

Mike

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #5 01-01-2015, 06:21 PM

Thanks Mike. Yes it is sometimes surprising what can be dug out of the data. Now that I have this 8", I have to go reshoot everything that I took with the refractor last year to see how they compare lol.

nebulosity. (Jo) · #6 02-01-2015, 09:59 AM

That is really very nice Kevin, love the blues and pinks and golden stars!

Great job.

Jo

RickS (Rick) · #7 02-01-2015, 11:43 AM

The colours are lovely, Kevin. There are some warts at 1:1 but I reckon they are fixable with a bit of time and effort.

Cheers,
Rick.

LightningNZ (Cam) · #8 02-01-2015, 05:33 PM

That's a very pretty rendition of that neb. I should have a go at this one sometime.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #9 02-01-2015, 07:40 PM

Thanks Jo, Rick and Cam. It's an interesting one for all size scopes, NB, RGB or OSC by the looks. I only came across it a year or two ago visually in the eyepiece.

Ross G · #10 08-01-2015, 10:52 PM

Great capture Kevin.

I love the colour and detail.

Nice composition as well.

Ross.

Geoff45 (Geoff) · #11 09-01-2015, 06:23 AM

Very nice Kevin. It looks remarkably like the Trifid at first glance.
Geoff

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #12 10-01-2015, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great capture Kevin.

I love the colour and detail.

Nice composition as well.

Ross.

Thanks Ross.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Very nice Kevin. It looks remarkably like the Trifid at first glance.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff. I guess it does look like the Trifid a bit.