Closeup Study - Pillars of Creation - 30:20 Hours, 2.4m FL, 0.7pix/arsec, Southern Sky Gems Observatory

[Boren]

I believe it's no secret by now, that I am very fond of this object...

I had some time during June to shoot 30:20 hours using the Officina Stellare RiDK we have installed at our observatory at the Kalahari Desert, Namibia.

This study comprises a close look at the pillars, at their "classic" right up position, in RGB, HST pallet (pure) and HST (processed).

I have given special attention to the fine details in the pillars and the pillars' "platform". You'll also notice that the RGB version is very different than what you're used to, as given the high altitude of the object above the horizon, I could get the true G and B through, and opted not to use Ha in the R channel. The RGB image is therefore pure RGB set on Ha as Luminance.

http://www.pbase.com/image/160635098/original

There's also a stand alone version of the RGB image here:

http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/160623015/original

I shared more information about the object and the process of shooting it on my site, at the links above.

I hope you like it, and any comments are, as always, very welcome.

Cheers,

Harel

[Davey-T]

Beautiful images Boren, also one of my favourites and one of the first DSO images I did many years ago.

Dave

[gingergeek]

Awesome work Boren

[Steve Ward]

Simply outstanding work ... 

[toxic]

blumming Awesome