The Cone finialized.

[ollypenrice]

This combines recent data from the Tandem Tak / Atik 11000 setup with an earlier image from the Baby Q and Atik 4000 (or rather a pair of such images since the older image had focally reduced and native data.) In a nutshell lots of data from lots of setups! I spent a bit of time on the brighter stars using Layers and general tidying up since the first version I posted was a bit rushed. This is HaLRGB. About 15 hours or so, all in.

Crop of the Cone and Fox Fur;

Also of interest is the rather comet-like feature, Hubble's Variable Nebula. Although better known as a cosmological scale astronomer Edwin Hubble studied this object over many years both at Mount Wilson and, later, with the 200 inch at Palomar. I think a bit more focal length might be in order! 

The full res is here; http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/22435624_WLMPTM#!i=3056337293&k=cfM37HH&lb=1&s=O

Olly

[alpal]

Amazing picture - well done.

[swag72]

I like this Olly - Loving the colours and the detail is superb. The fox fur looks very interesting indeed for a larger focal length

[assouptro]

Lovely images as always Olly!

Thanks for sharing

Bryan

[laser_jock99]

I like this Olly - Loving the colours and the detail is superb. The fox fur looks very interesting indeed for a larger focal length

Agreed - the Fox Fur nebula really looks like a fox fur, but needs a long FL to see the nice details.

Nice wide area view though Olly. This really is an interesting patch of sky.

[cosmicdonkey]

Great shot olly. I am glad you pointed out hubbles variable nebula I can see it in the raw frames I am taking at the moment and wondered what it actually was

[sologuitarist61]

Great image Olly, particularly like the cropped (2nd) image!

[Mark72]

Nicely done Olly, the Fur is really shining with longer FL.

Mark

[RobH]

Lovely result Olly, I like the colour and smoothness.