Rosette Nebula

[Kinch]

Rosette Nebula: Total 16 hours HaSHO with FLI ML16200 on Tak FSQ 130ED.

[geordie85]

That's an amazing rosette Nebula, and your stars are tiny. 

[Honcho41]

Fantastic work.  The depth is amazing.

[carastro]

Excellent image.

Carole 

[Rodd]

Very nice--the multiple star in the core is well portrayed--lots of little companions!

Rodd

[Kinch]

Thanks Rodd.  Here is the core at full resolution...

 

[B4silio]

Wow! Overall fantastic image, I love the colors, almost pastel and beautiful.

The tiny stars and big volumes give the feeling of very light gasses and heavier matter all pulled and pushed together.

[Kinch]

Some people like strong colours - but I almost always tend to be a bit more consevative. Several people have mentioned the tiny stars - keeping focus through the night is paramount for that - but I am lucky that the FSQ 130 always gives me small stars. I generally do not have to reduce them - but in this instance I did in the SII & OIII to help get rid of the magenta fringe. One way or the other (no matter how you do it) - I personally think it is always desireable to have small stars in Nebula shots - otherwise attention is drawn away from the nebulaosity that we are trying to capture.