Sharpless 2-129 or the Flying Bat nebula - A tricky mosaic

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Just awesome ! The amount of skill, patience and dedication required for that image is off the scale

Dave.

[swag72]

Thank you Dave - There was a bit of dedication involved!!!!

[Steve 1962]

That's stunning Sara.

Congratulations on your stamina and thanks for sharing a new object!

[x6gas]

Not wishing to teach Granny to suck eggs, but since the Sharpless catalogue seems to be new to some people, then this website might be of interest: http://sharplesscatalog.com/

It's a catalogue of strong Ha emitting nebula, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere so handy for narrowband imagers... I say strong Ha emitters, but everything is relative so beware - many of them are proper faint!

[Martin-Devon]

Let me be amongst those to congratulate you as well Sara - it's a superb image and one that I've never seen before either; any imager would be proud of what you've achieved here.

Martin

[swag72]

Thank you Steve and Martin - I appreciate your comments

[iksose7]

Thats a killer image Sara, well done!

[swag72]

Thats a killer image Sara, well done!

Thank you!

[peter shah]

super shot

[swag72]

Thank you Peter - Appreciate you looking

[ollypenrice]

Thanks John and Ian - There will be no colour version so to speak!!

Don't count on that! The Paul/Olly project is on hold while present guests and I attend to the Veil Nebula but we intend to furnish you with some nice RGB in the course of time... Of course, you may choose to consign it to the dustbin but your fans expect more!

Yours is the definitive Bat Ha. Very very good.

Olly

[gingergeek]

Sara, I would love to see your colour interpretation of this object

[swag72]

Oh my - A colour version? No pressure then !!!!!!

[Gina]

@Gina - Have a look http://galaxymap.org...harpless.py?s=1 this gives you informtaion on each Sharpless object. Also this one is very good, with better images http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/

Thank you Sara Useful links

[Guest]

What a fabulous image, stunning detail and depth... Definitely a lesson in determination and patience!

[swag72]

What a fabulous image, stunning detail and depth... Definitely a lesson in determination and patience!

Thank you!

[opticalpath]

Phew .... that's a stunner, Sara! Detail is just incredible. Wonderful.

Adrian

[swag72]

Cheers Adrian

[fwm891]

Cheers Dave - I think blumming minded determination won the day here!!

Next? ......... A change from what I was planning, I think another Sharpless target is calling me, but preferably one that can be done in one pane

I suppose the shopping list will have a bigger chip on there so you can do bigger panels (or smaller in half the time!) Keep em coming

[andyo]

That's a stunning image fantastic detail

[JamesF]

Missed this earlier. What a stunning image. Beautifully done, Sara. If the weather has been as good for you as it has here over the last ten days then I guess you've had a load of time to work on it

James

[swag72]

Oh Francis!!! If only you knew my inner turmoil!!!

Thanks Andy and James - Glad that you like it!