Claw (or Lobster Claw?) Nebula & Bubble

[Rodd]

About 18 hours of data in 30 min subs, Televue np101is with 0.8x reducer, SBIG STT=-8300 with self guiding filter wheel and 3nm Astrodon filters.  A reprocess of some old data.

[Rodd]

A slightly lower black point.

 

[laudropb]

Lovely image.

[MikeODay]

Wonderful images Rodd - I like them both.

[Rodd]

Boy, this is a tough bunch on here.  Background is good--noise control not over used.  Details abound (look at the bubble).  Colors not gaudy or super saturated.  Holds up extremely well to full image "+".   What more to do?  Not perfect by a long shot (some stars have slight reduced cores), but no other artifacts that I can see.   It is among my best.  I certainly won't improve from here without CC.  

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[Maximidius]

They are absolutely fantastic images, Rodd! I took a look at the full view and they hold up incredibly well to pixel peeping...as always  ...The data is superb! and lots of it too   ..I think you've worked some magic here, well done buddy and .....Happy christmas 

[Rodd]

1 hour ago, Maximidius said:

They are absolutely fantastic images, Rodd! I took a look at the full view and they hold up incredibly well to pixel peeping...as always  ...The data is superb! and lots of it too   ..I think you've worked some magic here, well done buddy and .....Happy christmas 

Thanks Maximidius--and happy Christmas to you as well.  I received the best Christmas present ever...2 nights of clear skies! (well...1.5  actually, but it is enough!)

[Maximidius]

5 hours ago, Rodd said:

Thanks Maximidius--and happy Christmas to you as well.  I received the best Christmas present ever...2 nights of clear skies! (well...1.5  actually, but it is enough!)

Man, that was fortunate, I hope you collected something nice for us . I've got my eye on Wednesday, but I have to buy a new LP filter tomorrow as I scratched mine. Dropped the frigging thing, typical lol!!! 

[Rodd]

3 minutes ago, Maximidius said:

Man, that was fortumate, I hope you collected something nice for us . I've got my eye on Wednesday, but I have to buy a new LP filter tomorrow as I scratched mine. Dropped the frigging thing, typical lol!!! 

I know the feeling--I dropped my laptop a while back and cracked the screen.  Had to get a new one because it had to be sent out to be fixed and I could not refrain from imaging for 6 weeks!  I have finished the OIII data for IC405 & 410.  Now I can do a full HaSHO image.  This is my last session before 1 of 2 things--either I stay with the widefield refractor but from the other side of the yard (opening up Gemini, Leo, Orion and Monoceros), or I switch to the C11Edge and hunt down some detail.  I am torn.  Switching OTAs will be allot of work--best suited for daylight.  Not sure its a task I want to do in the Winter (it gets pretty cold in CT)

[toxic]

lovely image Rodd great stuff 

[StargeezerTim]

Fabulous image!

[Maximidius]

9 hours ago, Rodd said:

I know the feeling--I dropped my laptop a while back and cracked the screen.  Had to get a new one because it had to be sent out to be fixed and I could not refrain from imaging for 6 weeks!  I have finished the OIII data for IC405 & 410.  Now I can do a full HaSHO image.  This is my last session before 1 of 2 things--either I stay with the widefield refractor but from the other side of the yard (opening up Gemini, Leo, Orion and Monoceros), or I switch to the C11Edge and hunt down some detail.  I am torn.  Switching OTAs will be allot of work--best suited for daylight.  Not sure its a task I want to do in the Winter (it gets pretty cold in CT)

I'm looking forward to the HaSHO image  ...I don't envy the choice you have to make though. What ever you decide i wish you all the best of luck. Just don't drop anything!!  

[Davey-T]

Fishing for compliments eh Rodd, is this a reprocess of half your mosaic reprocess from a while ago ?

IIRC that was more red / blue , I really like this version a lot, back to my idea of the HST palette.

I got 30 min's clear sky last 

Merry Christmas 

Dave 

[Rodd]

1 hour ago, toxic said:

lovely image Rodd great stuff 

Thanks Chris

[Rodd]

59 minutes ago, StargeezerTim said:

Fabulous image!

Thanks ST

[Rodd]

42 minutes ago, Maximidius said:

I'm looking forward to the HaSHO image  ...I don't envy the choice you have to make though. What ever you decide i wish you all the best of luck. Just don't drop anything!!  

And it is upon me----data collected.  Unfortunately i will have some time to make my decision as the weather has turned.

[Rodd]

43 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Fishing for compliments eh Rodd, is this a reprocess of half your mosaic reprocess from a while ago ?

IIRC that was more red / blue , I really like this version a lot, back to my idea of the HST palette.

I got 30 min's clear sky last 

Merry Christmas 

Dave 

Thanks Dave--yes..a reprocess.  I am finding that I can reprocess most of the data I collected from several months ago into images that are way better than i could do back then.  I guess that is the learning process.  30 min is not enough...better than 0 though if you take advantage of it.

 

Merry Christmas.