alan4908 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Here's one you don't very often - the reflection nebula IC2087, which is embedded in the dark nebula Barnard 22. Since reflection nebula's are normally blue, I'm not too sure why this one is orange(ish)....I guess it must be the combination of the light from the bright blue star (out of frame), which is makes the background blue/purple, interacting with the dark brown/red of the dark nebula. IC2087 is also known as the little flame which seems appropriate since the stars above it appear like sparks from a small fire. For those with keen eyes, you'll also see a small red blotch above the fire, this isn't a processing artifact but a Herbig-Haro object which is a patch of nebulosity associated with newly born stars. So, you get quite a few interesting features in this image which was taken with my Esprit 150 and represents just under 10hours integration time. Alan LIGHTS: L:12, R:15, G:12, B:20 x 600s, BIAS:100, DARKS:30, FLATS:40 all at -20C. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astro mick Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Lovely image Alan.Very unusual.Love the Flame. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, astro mick said: Lovely image Alan.Very unusual.Love the Flame. Mick. Thanks Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Great image. I had to look it up, it's an unusual target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Pleasingly original and rather spooky as an object... Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper Billy Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 This is just lovely. It's a new one on me. Well done - beautiful image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan potts Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Beautiful and one I have never seen before. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 16 hours ago, wimvb said: Great image. I had to look it up, it's an unusual target. Thanks Wim - yes, it does not often appear, although it is often captured in wide field views of B22. 16 hours ago, ollypenrice said: Pleasingly original and rather spooky as an object... Thanks - it's quite different from my normal output. The style of the image reminds me a bit of an old dark oil painting. 16 hours ago, Skipper Billy said: This is just lovely. It's a new one on me. Well done - beautiful image. Thanks for the comment 16 hours ago, alan potts said: Beautiful and one I have never seen before. Alan Thanks Alan ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Nice one and great to see something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 22 hours ago, Gina said: Nice one and great to see something different. Thanks for the comment Gina. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooth_dr Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Very nice close up. I was looking at this image earlier, and tonight I started imaging B22. It never dawned on me that this was in the middle of B22! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 9 hours ago, tooth_dr said: Very nice close up. I was looking at this image earlier, and tonight I started imaging B22. It never dawned on me that this was in the middle of B22! Thanks. Yes, this one is hiding in plain sight ! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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