Five times the data allowed good rejection of cosmic rays and other non-constant artefacts, so much smoother than our previous effort.
We were surprised by how much SII there was to capture. That suggests a fairly advanced and active star-forming region, where recent supernovas have enriched the medium with lots of highly processed material - star-gizzards. There are fine wispy shock fronts, relatively strong in SII, draped across the central cavity.
Notice also the blue shocked material strong in OIII at 3 o'clock, which resolves into an intriguing animal with a rabbit's head, and a hog's haunches.
Aspen CG16M, 1 hour subs, unbinned, -30C. PlaneWave 20" CDK on MI-750 fork. Processing using GoodLook 64.
Great result, M&T. I've always thought that little blue area was very cool and it is interesting to see it in such high resolution. Is the rabbit/hog some sort of Turducken creation?
Wow Mike and Trish, that looks really good, I really like the colouring too The central region of the Rosette is one of the most interesting bits of sky I recon and has so much to offer the visual imaginations of guys like us
Great result, M&T. I've always thought that little blue area was very cool and it is interesting to see it in such high resolution. Is the rabbit/hog some sort of Turducken creation?
Cheers,
Rick.
Thanks Rick. Had to look up Turducken. Probably more due to DNA damage from ionizing radiation.
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Wow Mike and Trish, that looks really good, I really like the colouring too The central region of the Rosette is one of the most interesting bits of sky I recon and has so much to offer the visual imaginations of guys like us
Mike
Thanks muchly Mike. Colour in NB has been a struggle for us. Taking longer exposures in the fainter channels seems to help.
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Great colour and detail guys. Nicely composed too.
Thanks, Paul, that's encouraging.
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Beautiful image MnT. Amazing what is lurking about within objects that we thought we had already fully explored.
Hi, Rodney. We agree with the lurking. The Rosette is normally imaged as a whole, but there are nooks and crannies to investigate.
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That's pretty cool, looks a bit like "the Guardian" from Star Trek, City on the Edge of Forever (the famous episode with Joan Collins).
Great details too
Cheers, Andy! We Googled the Guardian of the Future, and you are spot on. Perhaps they copied the Rosette.
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That's excellent Mike. Truly superb. Now, come clean... you got some time share on the HST haven't you?
Thanks Marc. Actually the true secret was to eject the dozen or so extra-large hunstman spiders from the observatory, so we could concentrate on working the gear without fear of getting something hairy down the back of the neck in the pitch dark.
Despite not being a fan of narrowband palettes, you got lots of details there Mike and I like this one!
The rabbit is a fine feature that add to the animal zoo the "other" Mike spotted out in the rosette some time ago
Time for me to go on safari in the area
Cheers
Marco
Hi Mike & Trish,
what an amazing picture.
There is detail there that I've never seen before.
cheers
Allan
Thanks, Allan! More came out than we hoped for.
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That's a stunner M&T. Composition and colour spot on! Lovely!
Cheers, Marcus
Thanks muchly, Marcus. We struggle mightily to know how best to "respect the light" with narrowband. One school of thought is to make everything red, just like natural colour. Since SII is like hen's teeth, that doesn't seem to be respecting the light. Another might be to make things with lots of OIII look blue, and things with lots of H-alpha green, but while perhaps respecting the physics and therefore the light more than any other approach, that seems most unpopular. In ignorance and for want of anything better, we've taken to exposing the weakest channels the longest, and then balancing so that the image as a whole has equal R, G, and B. Because one of us (Mike) is colourblind, at least that "neutral" approach can be automated. We're really pleased that you like the result.
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That's astonishing! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Adrian! Yippee!
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Despite not being a fan of narrowband palettes, you got lots of details there Mike and I like this one!
The rabbit is a fine feature that add to the animal zoo the "other" Mike spotted out in the rosette some time ago
Time for me to go on safari in the area
Cheers
Marco
Hi, Marco. Lovely to hear from you. Glad you can see the bunny too.
That's excellent Mike. Truly superb. 
