The Jungle Book Nebula

[Rodd]

Many of the iconic characters of the fable can be found in this nebula, called for the purposes of this post the Jungle Book Nebula--including the Monkey Nebula (literary privilege).  This monkey is on a leash and calls forth visions of Aladdin-bridging the desert with the jungle.   (Please understand that I have a near  terminal case of cabin fever, and have progressed into the state of delirium...hence this post, kind of cool though it is).  There are several things that detract from this image, one is the scope was slightly out of collimation (it has since been fixed), and the other, which is related to the first is that this is a considerable crop, which   exacerbates  any optical imbalance.   

FSQ 106 with .6x reducer and ASI 1600 with 3nm Astrodon filters--about 22 hours of exposure Ha, SII, and OIII

[Rodd]

I take it everyone knows which nebula this is

Rodd

[carastro]

Nope.  Looks as though it should be Rosette, but thought I knew all the animals on that Nebula. 

 

Edited May 30, 2019 by carastro

[carastro]

Plate solved and found it. 

Nice close up and unusual view of this nebula. 

Carole 

[Rodd]

29 minutes ago, carastro said:

Plate solved and found it. 

Nice close up and unusual view of this nebula. 

Carole 

No!!!! That's cheating😕!   But Thank you

Rodd

No more blasphemies folks!

[glowingturnip]

go on, what is it ?  I like it

[Rodd]

25 minutes ago, glowingturnip said:

go on, what is it ?  I like it

It is in a very popular Nebula.  There are monkeys in the jungle...and elephants....which have......trunks.....and tusks.

Rodd

[glowingturnip]

ahaaaa, got it - nice.

Now I have Colonel Hathi's Elephant March playing in my head.  Hup two three four...

[Rodd]

2 hours ago, glowingturnip said:

ahaaaa, got it - nice.

Now I have Colonel Hathi's Elephant March playing in my head.  Hup two three four...

😄