Corona Australis reflection nebula

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 28-08-2021, 07:39 PM

The Corona Australis molecular cloud NGC6729. A reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis. It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.

Skywatcher 300PDS 12" F5 Newtonian, Svbony RGB filter set, ZWO ASI 183mm Pro, modified NEQ6 Pro, 684 x 30 seconds unguided. Can't fit the cluster in with this setup unfortunately.

Bigger at Astrobin ---> https://astrob.in/kmqy59/0/

mswhin63 (Malcolm) · #2 29-08-2021, 01:47 AM

Fantastic region, nicely captured

strongmanmike (Michael) · #3 29-08-2021, 05:39 AM

What??!!! Not a fine image of Jupiter??!!..or Saturn??!! Nooooo!!.. not deep sky

Seriously though..another lovely result Kevin, you are an imaging machiiiine.. and they are all good images, not mass produced rubbish either

...I'm contemplating not bothering with building my new observatory up at Eagleview...am thinking, meah, just watching you churn'em out..maybe even making some requests..?

Mike

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #4 29-08-2021, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mswhin63

Fantastic region, nicely captured

Thanks Malcolm. Its good wide and narrow. Lots to see.

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

What??!!! Not a fine image of Jupiter??!!..or Saturn??!! Nooooo!!.. not deep sky

Seriously though..another lovely result Kevin, you are an imaging machiiiine.. and they are all good images, not mass produced rubbish either

...I'm contemplating not bothering with building my new observatory up at Eagleview...am thinking, meah, just watching you churn'em out..maybe even making some requests..?

Mike

Haha! My pics will be like 10 second exposures compared to yours one you get setup. I bet you won't know what to shoot first!

gregbradley · #5 29-08-2021, 07:59 AM

Great image, lovely colours but my first impression was its a bit soft. Your images are usually sharper than this. Was the seeing a bit weak?

Greg.

multiweb (Marc) · #6 29-08-2021, 09:36 AM

Really nice close up. You have a lot of colors and details. Not an easy one at that FL.

Startrek (Martin) · #7 29-08-2021, 11:24 AM

Tremendous image and love those long diffraction spikes from your big newt
Great colour, depth and detail
Wow...... unguided 30 sec subs
Well done !!
Giving me more reason to progress from my existing 8” to a 10” f5 CF early next year
Cheers
Martin

RyanJones · #8 29-08-2021, 01:10 PM

Beautiful image Kevin especially in the full res version. Really nice natural look to it. Well done

Cheers

Ryan

vlazg (George) · #9 29-08-2021, 03:47 PM

Great area, nicely done, I agree withRyan and really like the naturalness

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #10 30-08-2021, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

Great image, lovely colours but my first impression was its a bit soft. Your images are usually sharper than this. Was the seeing a bit weak?

Greg.

Yes, seeing was garbage. The clear cold dark nights of winter produce beautiful clear skies but terrible seeing. And I had wind to contend with.

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Really nice close up. You have a lot of colors and details. Not an easy one at that FL.

Thanks Marc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Startrek

Tremendous image and love those long diffraction spikes from your big newt
Great colour, depth and detail
Wow...... unguided 30 sec subs
Well done !!
Giving me more reason to progress from my existing 8” to a 10” f5 CF early next year
Cheers
Martin

Thanks Martin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanJones

Beautiful image Kevin especially in the full res version. Really nice natural look to it. Well done

Cheers

Ryan

Thanks Ryan.

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Originally Posted by vlazg

Great area, nicely done, I agree withRyan and really like the naturalness

Thanks George.

markas (Mark) · #11 31-08-2021, 01:30 PM

Another fine shot, Kevin. 'Tis an interesting area.
Mark

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #12 31-08-2021, 03:13 PM

It certainly is Mark. Worthy of exploration at any FL.

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #13 01-09-2021, 09:20 AM

That's a superb rendition Kevin!

Very minor critique: There is a slight green cast. Remove it and I'll bet the blues and browns would pop even more.

matlud (Mathew) · #14 01-09-2021, 05:42 PM

Very nice Kevin, lots of good detail there 👍

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #15 07-09-2021, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

That's a superb rendition Kevin!

Very minor critique: There is a slight green cast. Remove it and I'll bet the blues and browns would pop even more.

Thanks Marcus. She's a bit data poor too, but as usual I struggle with finding clear skies.

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Originally Posted by matlud

Very nice Kevin, lots of good detail there 👍

Thanks Mathew.