NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula

[Grinde]

Hi again, I've just finished processing these subs I shot mid-feb, same evening as the first light for both my new mount & observatory.

All shot remotely from my home 13km away from the scope, via the invaluable (& free) program Teamviewer remote desktop.

All subs unguided, how awesome is that?!

4*20min Ha

2*5min each RGB channel

FSQ106EDX

QSI 583wsg

10Micron GM2000 HPS

Click here for the 50% sized version

But I really encourage you to have a peek at the 100% version, I really enjoy "flying around" in full resolution, I'm very happy with the details & especially the stars (pure RGB-stars, no Ha stars in neither the lum or color-data) Not bad for just 4" aperture & 530mm focal length. The mount really helps the scope to perform at its best!

Enjoy! Click here for the 100% version

[Shibby]

Wow, I haven't seen a finer Rosette! You've processed it beautifully, absolutely stunning colour!

[laser_jock99]

Awsome detail on the 100% version. Quality!

[dark knight]

Wow, incredibly beautiful, the processing is just amazing, one of my all time favourite images.

[Pete Presland]

top image and un-guided as well simply superb!

[peter shah]

Superb shot, pin stars and wow unguided simply amazing, I had to take a look at the specs on your mount.....Very nice indeed

[Grandad]

That's one truly beautiful image... could I ask what software you used for your processing?

[SlipperySquid]

:headbang:Stunning mate! Though I wouldn't expect anything less:headbang:

Clear skies,

Matt.

[perfrej]

My GM2000 HPS goes live Friday! Can't wait. I'll try unguided too!

That is a wonderful Rosette!

/per

[Quatermass]

That is fantastic, love the 100% image pure class well done.

[Auntystatic]

The 100% image really shows those planetary egg thingy's, that NASA are always pointing out in the hubble image of the pillars of creation, maybe you should show them this image, they are more well formed.

[ollypenrice]

Very impressive image and a fine performance from the mount. Very impressive all round!

Olly

[theodoros1978]

are you on hubble taking pics?

excellent!

[Grinde]

Thank you all, I'm glad you enjoyed the photo. I can sit for a very long time studying the features in 100%, there's so much to see!

Could I ask what software you used for your processing?

Absolutely, image acquisition, calibration & stacking was made with MaximDL, the rest was done in Photoshop CS3 + some help from Noel Carbonis photoshop-actions

My GM2000 HPS goes live Friday! Can't wait. I'll try unguided too!

Awesome, you won't be disappointed! Spend good time on getting a precise polar alignment & very exact star-aligns, quality over quantity. This shot was made using a 3star align, + 3 extra refinement stars, which seemed to be enough for my short focallenght, but now I've refined it with a total of 12 stars for extra accuracy... My pointing is down to about 20-30 arcsec rms, framing the shots using planetarium-software's is a breeze!

What scope/camera will ride on top?

[Jessun]

Great image! Absolutely stunning! Your kit serves you well, and thankfully you have the skills to match!

Norrland is not a bad place to be for good skies either!

[Zul]

Stunning!!

[whooshbang]

That is truly beautiful. Hats off to you!

[dishmop]

Wow!

[Tom OD]

Excellent pic at 100%. For only 15mins that nice tight colourful stars.

Tom.

[NickK]

Beautiful but there's a colour alignment problem (probably software) if you look at the stars.