The Running Man Nebula

[split_city]

I spent the last two weeks collecting Running Man data. Despite being summer, evening temps haven't been too bad, mostly below 20 degrees Celsius. Gully winds also haven't been as strong this year compared to the last couple of years.

Details

Imaged over 6 nights from my backyard in Adelaide, Australia

Scope: GSO RC8 imaging at 1624mm

Mount: EQ6

Guide scope: 60mm f/11 tasco refractor

Guide camera: unmodded toucam

Guiding software: PhD

Imaging camera: Modded Canon 30D

Camera settings: 21 x 10min exposures @ ISO1600 and 69 x 5min exposures @ ISO1600 giving approximately 9hrs of data. It was the first time I have pushed subs out to 10mins using the scope. Most subs had round stars so was happy with that.

Stacked in DSS and processed in CS3. I used a greyscale version of the RGB image as a synthetic luminance image.

Image here (2.5MB)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47268787@N05/8480578420/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Comments/tips welcome

Dan

[Mark72]

Only compliments Dan,

Great work, nice colours.

Mark

[Khw]

Amazing! All that hard work and patience has really paid off, I had to look twice at what scope you been using , I thought it was Hubble ! Keep up the good work kev

[earth titan]

Brilliant.

In many ways, as good if not better object than the Great Nebula next door.

Typed by me on my fone, using fumms... Excuse eny speling errurs.

[ollypenrice]

An attractive image, gently processed and with good small stars.

Olly

[split_city]

Thanks everyone for their comments

[Ewan]

Smooth, pastely colours & great detail very nice.