M1 in HST

[swag72]

I fancied bagging this for some time and was utterly inspired by Tim's excellent rendition of M1. What I discovered is that the milky effect that can often be seen in the middle of M1 is NOT in narrowband. I know that this is a crunchy rendition and will not be everyone's cup of tea, some do prefer the softer look. 

Details:

Mount: Avalon Linear Fast reverse

Telescope: AT8RC CF

Camera: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha, OIII and SII filters.

21x1800s Ha

25x1800s OIII

19x1800s SII

Totalling 32.5 hours total exposure time.

You can see a larger rendition here http://swagastro.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/3/7/23377322/m1_hst.jpg

[Phillyo]

Wow. Stunning detail Sara! I for one REALLY like this crunchy look. Very sharp.

Phil

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice result. I don't mind the crunchiness either.

[Dendroica]

Absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing

[swag72]

Thanks for looking and commenting...... Glad that you like it

[Uplooker]

Absolutely fantastic Sara, don't take any criticism on that excellent effort, well done.

Ian

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[lensman57]

Brilliant as usual.

A.G

[adamphillips]

ive been a fan of your for some time. i love this rendition. ive always loved m1, and you should be proud of that one

[Uranium235]

Crunchy, crunchy.... mmmmm... crunchy.... I like

[ultranova]

The bigger pic is a must see, M1 pops out the screen,

nicley done Sara.

[Lars]

I really like this rendition a lot.
And I notice that you also captured a hint of the strange OIII part that stretches upwards out of the nebula (you can see it more clearly if you stretch your OIII subs a little more).

/Lars

[carastro]

Excellent work as usual Sara.

Carole

[swag72]

Thanks again folks

[wxsatuser]

Very nice detail in the big image, a very likeable crab.

[Gina]

Great Image Sara

I'm on this but lacking clear skies   Not helped by the fact that M1 disappears from view around midnight.  And I have only just got my gear working again recently.

[Guest]

Without doubt the best M1 I've seen :-)

David

[laudropb]

Absolutely stunning. Thanks very much for sharing

[toxic]

blooming brilliant 

[swag72]

Thanks very much - I appreciate you looking and commenting.......

[manoss27]

Stunning!!

[PatrickGilliland]

Great colours in there Sara - the purple works really effectively to add some emphasise - not sure an super nova is a particularly soft or fuzzy place so think a little crunch is well suited to the object. 

Paddy

[swag72]

Thanks Manoss and Paddy - Appreciate you both looking - Glad that you like it. I was saddened to not find the milky centre that I wanted, but if it;s not there in narrowband, then so be it

[PatrickGilliland]

Nothing to be sad with that image! Having totalled about 50 minutes of imaging in the last month I would be more than satisfied with something halfway close to that.

What about a little LRGB blending or is it right in the middle and too fiddly?

Paddy

[prokyon]

Wow, so many details! And I like the colours too!

[swag72]

Thanks Paddy and Werner, I may add some LRGB to it ........ next year!!!