MartinB Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I guess many of us have been inspired by the Hubble team's "Pillars of Creation" image. It's not surprising they were drawn to M16, the closer you get in the more dramatic it becomes. It's a shame it's such a pig for us to image in the UK. I am fortunate that my obsy has a good view to the south but even so I was scraping along the horizon, often through murky, awful seeing, a light summer sky and dawn.I went for 30 minute subs which was a bit of a mistake because I probably had to dump 50% because of the above plus the odd passing cloud and the dome not rotating at the right speed. Despite this it has been a fun project over the past 6 weeks.Scope: 10" LX200R @ F7 (about 1700mm f/l)Camera: QSI 532 ws with SX active opticsHa 10x1800 secs SII and OIII both 9x1800 secsSII - red, Ha - green and OIII blueCaptured, calibrated and combined with Maxim, deconvolved using CCDSharp and finished in PS. I also used the Ha data as a luminence channel. There appeared to be nothing in the other channels that wasn't showing in Ha. I've also posted the Ha mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Jack Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Very nice detail and colours in your image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Left Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Stunning! I think its the best image I've seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundycat Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 This is the rotten object that got me into astrophotography in the first place. A lovely rendition of it, it looks very sharp considering the altitude.Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slangers Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Fantastic in colour Martin, job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbuster Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 simply beautifull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Very well done from low altitude as the columns look really sharp and shape of the left tower is splendid, love the purples.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere123 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 First rate image Martin....as good as they come. When the Hubble pallette is done like this, I really like it. Well worth the work involved.Wish I could get this, but it's below next door's garage for me!!CheersRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Great to see such a superb image of the Pillars taken from the UK, gives all hope...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 A very impressive image Martin with really great detail and tightly focused stars. Given the altitude and time of year it is a testament to your skill and patience RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Thanks very much everyone. The image has the appearance of quite a lot of background brightness but it goes right over to the left of the histogram. On my obsy laptop it looks horribly bleached out. I've found I can cut into the histogram without loosing any dim detail which seems a bit odd. If people are seeing an overbright image lacking in contrast let me know and I'll chop into that histogram! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsp123 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Martin that is one stunningly excellent image IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKnipe Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hubble has competition me thinks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Looks good here Martin, the colour version has a nice softness to it, very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hubble has competition me thinks..I'd say that Martin has a bit of competition from the Hubble TBH, but it's got a way to go yet The image looks perfect Martin...contrast is spot on.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 That is stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroimpulse Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Woooah!Stunning indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordulegaster Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 An inspirational image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catanonia Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 JUST STUNNING Martin.Amazing framing, colours, details. A mini Hubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous-Dave Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Great result there, good to see some people are still soldiering on through the light evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laser_jock99 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 POTW contender there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD333 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 The Pillars, its nice to see what we once were and will be again:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTheDodger Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Lovely image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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