Submission: 2018 September

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by Martin Cincura » Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:04 pm

Farewell with Summer Triangle in the Southern Hemisphere
Copyright: Martin Činčura

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Picture was taken on 8th of September 2018 in the central Europe in Austria at the border with Hungary.
I was waiting for Giacobin-Zinner commet and I made a 360 panorama. This picture is a cropped part from a whole-sky image.

Canon 6D baader mod + Sigma 35mm F1,4 ART

link to full size images:
https://flic.kr/p/2an1QWu

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by astroligu » Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:32 pm

Rolando Ligustri wrote: today the comet 21P (G-Z) it's passed "near" Rosetta nebula, this photo was made from AU SSO
full: https://www.astrobin.com/full/368730/0/
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Sh2-202, IC1848 and IC 1805

Post by alcarreño » Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:23 pm

Copyright. Raul Villaverde Fraile
ImageSH2_202 El alma y el corazon (reprocesado) by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by trobison » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:53 am

NGC 6334 - The Cats Paw Nebula

In 1837, John Herschel discovered NGC 6334, or perhaps better known by its common name, The Cats Paw Nebula. It’s an emission nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. Its distance to Earth is 5,500 light years

I wanted to try something a little different with the data set that I have collected over the years on this object. In the RGB colour space, this object can be a little overwhelming with its strong reds. (note: just my personal tastes coming through) The strong reds result from the hydrogen rich areas that completely conceal many hot young stars deep within the nebula. In many cases, these stars are 10 times heavier that our sun and emit massive amounts of ultraviolet light. The surrounding hydrogen gas absorbs this light, which is then re-emitted as a deep red seen in most photos of this object.

It should be noted that this area is one of the most active stellar nurseries of massive stars in our galaxy.

Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue filters where used to create the base of the image. Narrowband channels consisting of Ha, SII, and OIII where added as support data to enhance textures and highlight many areas within this large gas complex.
While the colours may not truly represent the typical RGB colour image, it does highlight many interesting features within. I like the area that looks like a miniature version of the “Running Man Nebula” found near Orion. This can be located just above the area that looks like a shark fin (or Star Fleet Icon), just left from the centre part of the image. It has a slight bluish colour like a reflection nebula. (Zoom in to 100 percent)


Field of View / Plate Solving
Center (RA, Dec):(259.955, -35.874)
Center (RA, hms):17h 19m 49.220s
Center (Dec, dms):-35° 52' 27.816"
Size: 52.4 x 34.9 arcmin
Radius: 0.525 deg
Pixel scale:0.804 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 314 degrees E of N

Exposure Details:
Lum 75X900
Red 30X450
Green 23X450
Blue 24X450
Ha 19X1800
SII 23X1800
OIII 34X1800
Total time 66.4 hours

Instruments Used:
10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1
Astro Physics AP-900 Mount
SBIG STL 11000m
FLI Filter Wheel
Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters
Baader Planetarium H-alpha, SII, OIII Narrowband-Filters

Software Used
CCDStack (calibration, alignment, data rejection, stacking)
Photoshop CS 6 (Image processing)

Thanks for looking

Astrobin link below
Image

Flickr link below
ImageNGC 6334 - The Cats Paw Nebula by Terry Robison, on Flickr

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by starsurfer » Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:55 pm

delberson wrote: Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:54 pm ImageThe Dark Tower by Delberson Tiago de Souza, no Flickr
I've always wondered why it's called the Dark Tower?

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by starsurfer » Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:56 pm

trobison wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:53 am NGC 6334 - The Cats Paw Nebula

In 1837, John Herschel discovered NGC 6334, or perhaps better known by its common name, The Cats Paw Nebula. It’s an emission nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. Its distance to Earth is 5,500 light years

I wanted to try something a little different with the data set that I have collected over the years on this object. In the RGB colour space, this object can be a little overwhelming with its strong reds. (note: just my personal tastes coming through) The strong reds result from the hydrogen rich areas that completely conceal many hot young stars deep within the nebula. In many cases, these stars are 10 times heavier that our sun and emit massive amounts of ultraviolet light. The surrounding hydrogen gas absorbs this light, which is then re-emitted as a deep red seen in most photos of this object.

It should be noted that this area is one of the most active stellar nurseries of massive stars in our galaxy.

Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue filters where used to create the base of the image. Narrowband channels consisting of Ha, SII, and OIII where added as support data to enhance textures and highlight many areas within this large gas complex.
While the colours may not truly represent the typical RGB colour image, it does highlight many interesting features within. I like the area that looks like a miniature version of the “Running Man Nebula” found near Orion. This can be located just above the area that looks like a shark fin (or Star Fleet Icon), just left from the centre part of the image. It has a slight bluish colour like a reflection nebula. (Zoom in to 100 percent)


Field of View / Plate Solving
Center (RA, Dec):(259.955, -35.874)
Center (RA, hms):17h 19m 49.220s
Center (Dec, dms):-35° 52' 27.816"
Size: 52.4 x 34.9 arcmin
Radius: 0.525 deg
Pixel scale:0.804 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 314 degrees E of N

Exposure Details:
Lum 75X900
Red 30X450
Green 23X450
Blue 24X450
Ha 19X1800
SII 23X1800
OIII 34X1800
Total time 66.4 hours

Instruments Used:
10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1
Astro Physics AP-900 Mount
SBIG STL 11000m
FLI Filter Wheel
Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters
Baader Planetarium H-alpha, SII, OIII Narrowband-Filters

Software Used
CCDStack (calibration, alignment, data rejection, stacking)
Photoshop CS 6 (Image processing)

Thanks for looking

Astrobin link below
Image

Flickr link below
ImageNGC 6334 - The Cats Paw Nebula by Terry Robison, on Flickr
Exquisite image and one of the few that shows the reflection nebulae associated with this nebula. I wonder if one of the 'paws' is a supernova remnant?
I would love it if you imaged more planetary nebulae in the future! Would you be interested in a list of 50 unphotographed regions of the southern sky?

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by delberson » Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:50 pm

starsurfer wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:55 pm
delberson wrote: Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:54 pm ImageThe Dark Tower by Delberson Tiago de Souza, no Flickr
I've always wondered why it's called the Dark Tower?
Well, by APOD's page this is silhouette against a crowded star field, this dusty cosmic cloud evokes for some the image of an ominous dark tower, a structure that spans almost 40 light-years.

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by delberson » Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:52 pm

starsurfer wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:56 pm I would love it if you imaged more planetary nebulae in the future! Would you be interested in a list of 50 unphotographed regions of the southern sky?
Hi, I'm interested. Can you send me it?

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by IO_12 » Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:16 pm

NGC 3532 - Wishing Well Cluster in Carina
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov Irida Observatory here magnified crop: More info and hi-res images on website

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by TLIAITU » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:41 pm

Bright colorful M17 in Sagittarius
Copyright: Stephen Armen
This image was captured over two nights of extraordinary seeing during August-September 2018 at Tierra Del Sol, California. This is the San Diego Astronomy Association's dark sky site at roughly 3000 ft elevation about 50 miles east of the city.

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SH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946

Post by alcarreño » Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:00 pm

Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile

ImageSH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

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Re: SH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946

Post by starsurfer » Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:47 pm

alcarreño wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:00 pm Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile

ImageSH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr
This is one of the most amazing things I have seen! All that's missing is IC 1396 and Ou 4. :D

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Re: SH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946

Post by alcarreño » Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:45 pm

starsurfer wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:47 pm
alcarreño wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:00 pm Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile

ImageSH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr
This is one of the most amazing things I have seen! All that's missing is IC 1396 and Ou 4. :D
Thanks.
We are going to try to arrive
ImageGarnet,SH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

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Re: Submission: 2018 September

Post by tayson.82 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:18 am

East Veil in SHO

Autor: Tomek Zwolinski
Place: Poland, Wolomin
Date: 2018-08/09
Object: East Veil
Instrument: TS APO100Q
Detector: CCD QHY9m
Mount: NEQ6
Average tinm: Ha ~23x5h, SII ~11,5h, OIII ~13,5h, all @1200s
Soft: Sequence Generator Pro 3
Workflow : MaximDL, PixInsight, PS

http://www.astrozdjecia.pl/wp-content/u ... _tyson.jpg
east_veil_tyson[1].jpg
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Re: SH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946

Post by Ann » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:35 am

starsurfer wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:47 pm
alcarreño wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:00 pm Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile

ImageSH2_129,B-148_B-149,B-150,NGC 6946 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr
This is one of the most amazing things I have seen! All that's missing is IC 1396 and Ou 4. :D
I love it, too. And I'd love to see Ou4 as well, but I think it takes a lot of OIII exposures to tease that one out.

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