Jellyfish Nebula with bokeh

[gorann]

Yet another collaboration between Francois Theriault in New Brunswick, Canada, and me. Francois provided some great detailed narrowband data on this nebula and after processing it I wondered what it would look like if I aligned it on top of a DSLR image I have of the same object, taken through a hazy sky near the horizon, so quite blurry. I think the end result is quite interesting as it gives the impression of sharp focus on a subject against a blurred background - what earth photographers call bokeh. Many will probably just think it looks odd (I did that at first).

Equipment 200mm Newtonean and SBIG ST8300 with Baader filters for the narrowband and an ES 127ED refractor with Canon 60Da for the blurry background.

[laudropb]

Very nice image.

[wimvb]

Spooky image, Göran. I can see a skull in there with wavy hair, looking up to the right corner.

Or am I just tired on a friday night?

[gorann]

Wim,

that is also what I see. Definitively more like a hairy mammalian head than a jellyfish. And it got a nose and eyes (or at lease eye sockets).....

[gorann]

PS

this is what that scary creature looks like in pure narrowband (Hubble palette)

[Gina]

Lovely images   I too can see the head/skull with wavy hair since it was pointed out.

[Gina]

Lovely images   I too can see the head/skull with wavy hair since it was pointed out.

[gorann]

Thanks Gina!

Yes, it looks much more like some kind of fury primate or even a hairy ghost than a jellyfish

[Gina]

Yes, I agree - I don't think it looks much like a jellyfish either.

[StargeezerTim]

You cut its tentacles off...  bet it hurt...

[gorann]

Uuuh, maybe I upset him?