M8 region HaRGB

[Mike Hawtin]

This image was produced from data I took last year which I came across when cleaning out old files for archiving.  At the time I did several Ha OIII L RGB combinations most of which were pretty garish but I hadn't done a simple HaRGB, so here it is at last, better late than never I suppose.  It is a two panel mosaic taken through my C6 hyperstar with an Atik 428EX using Baader 1.25" filters, Ha is 18 x 300 sec and R,G and B is 12 x 480 sec each per panel. 

I hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Mike

[simmo39]

Wow! thats just brilliant!

[Chris]

Wonderful Hyperstar image

[Mike Hawtin]

Cheers chaps, glad you like it and thank you for taking the time to comment.

Mike

[gorann]

Very very nice indeed!

Clicking on your image to see it in a better resolution has a "wow" effect on me

[MartinFransson]

Man, if I could find data like that in MY archives...

A truly beautiful image, congratulations!

[Mike Hawtin]

Thank you Göran, much appreciated.

Martin, I had so much data cluttering up my machine a lot of it was junk but I'm glad I rediscovered this particular dataset in it.

Thank you both for your kind comments.

Mike

[laser_jock99]

Nice image lots of detail in the surounding field- as nebulae go M8 is one of my favourites.

[Mike Hawtin]

On 28/10/2016 at 23:05, laser_jock99 said:

Nice image lots of detail in the surounding field.

Yes one of my favourite subjects too, so much going on there, glad you like it.

Cheers Mike.

[toxic]

ooh now then that's really nice that is Mike

[Mike Hawtin]

Thanks Chris, I was pretty chuffed with this one myself!

Mike

[Barry-Wilson]

Lovely Mike.

Congrats on the IOTD for your widefield Rosette and Cone too.

[Mike Hawtin]

Thanks Barry, the IOTD was a pleasant surprise, quite unexpected.

 

Mike