The Rosette Nebula - "Part Deux!"

[TakMan]

Decided to start again after constructive criticism (gratefully received!)

Also found that if I converted the greyscale image to an RGB .png file before uploading to Astrobin, this gave a more accurate representation of what I see on my calibrated monitor....?

Two versions: hi-res here:

Original V1 http://astrob.in/full/32584/

and for comparison...

More Subtle V2 http://astrob.in/full/32580/

Just need to get some more data now before it's too late this year!

Gear:

8x 1200sec

Takahashi FSQ106-ED + dedicated F/R @f/3.6

SBIG STF8300M + Baader 7nm Ha filter. Guided with SBIG ST-i via ST-80 via MicroProjects Equinox Image (beta test)

'Scopebuggied' Takahashi EM400 mount - controlled via MicroProjects Equinox Pro (all on a 17" MacBook Pro)

Preprocessed (Darks and Flat frames), aligned and stacked in Nebulosity 3.

Processed in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with 'Noel's Actions'

Thanks for looking - thought it was easier to start a new topic/thread!

Damian

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Great images, both of them. Contrast is a bit more restrained in the second edition.

[TakMan]

A female work colleague noticed me uploading this just a second ago and cried out that it was a skull.

Now she's said it, that's what I'm seeing also!

A bit more menacing than a Rosette !

Damian (as in the Omen666 !)

See here:

[James]

Nice!! There's much more visible to the left of the Rosette proper now too... Good luck on getting more data

James

[cosmojaydee]

I agree with your work colleague it should be re named the skull neb , fantastic shots

Jeff

[Gina]

Very nice images

[Stargazer33]

Fantastic detail, especially in the dust lanes.

And yes, I can see the skull now too! Although I see it more quarter turned to its right.

[Moonshane]

both superb but I like v2 better for the reasons above. quality oozes from the screen.

[Steve 1962]

C'est magnifique Monsier Damian!

[Quatermass]

Yeah cool skull that's the first thing I noticed

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[cloudbuster]

nice one damian....that taq106 is capturing some serious data! for the mo, im happy with my equinox 80....but if i should one day tire of it...then your images point toward a taqi!