SH2-308

[Kinch]

This is a target I first saw last year, and , well, just fell in love with it. I never thought I could ever get it other than through a paid subscrition to some set up high in the Andes somewhere. At the end of January though, I was delighted to find out I could just about do it from my back yard in SE Spain....if I was prepared to go 'low'.

Working at under 28° altitude (as and when possible over the last two weeks) I am delighted to have got this target . (I may yet try improve on it - but that wont be a big change and it won't be anytime soon).

 

[mgirdwood]

Lovely image - wonderful clarity

[BCN_Sean]

That's spectacular! I can see why you fell in love with that one.

[Kinch]

35 minutes ago, mgirdwood said:

Lovely image - wonderful clarity

Thanks - appreciate that. I would love to mix in RGB stars.....perhaps that will be the next step!

[Kinch]

18 minutes ago, BCN_Sean said:

I can see why you fell in love with that one.

.....yes, it was love at first sight 🤣.....there are some fantastic images out there!

[tooth_dr]

Seen it on FB. It’s amazing, done to perfection. I wondered why we don’t see more of it but I guess it’s isn’t possible from the UK 

[BCN_Sean]

49 minutes ago, Kinch said:

there are some fantastic images out there!

Yes there are, I'm just scratching the surface at the moment and I think it's at least once a day where there's something that leaves me mouth agape.

[Kinch]

1 hour ago, tooth_dr said:

I wondered why we don’t see more of it but I guess it’s isn’t possible from the UK 

No - not visible from most of Europe.....here in SE Spain, I just about got it. 😏

[Kinch]

8 minutes ago, BCN_Sean said:

at least once a day where there's something that leaves me mouth agape.

What a fantastic hobby....isn't it? We are forever being left in awe.....and forever trying to improve our own efforts at capturing the "heavens".

 

[Kon]

That's gorgeous! I can see why you had that owo moment! I love the thin transparent mist-appearance to it! Well done!

[Luke Newbould]

Tremendous image! I've seen this target overprocessed many times but this is just perfect to me

[BCN_Sean]

41 minutes ago, Kinch said:

What a fantastic hobby....isn't it? We are forever being left in awe.

Indeed it is, I'm just itching a bit now for these curfews to be relaxed and the back orders to be fulfilled as whilst it may sound daft to some, I'm enjoying learning things again.

[Kinch]

9 hours ago, Kon said:

I can see why you had that owo moment!

It is just one of those nebulas - mostly OIII which gives it a lovely colour base (even in false colour NB images). A nice change away from the "Reds".

[Kinch]

8 hours ago, Luke Newbould said:

Tremendous image! I've seen this target overprocessed many times but this is just perfect to me

Thanks for such kind words.......but I understand completely what you say about some images being overprocessed. To my mind that happens way too often 'out there'........ 

[Kinch]

8 hours ago, BCN_Sean said:

I'm enjoying learning things again.

I have been lucky in that I can continue to image the night sky from my back garden......and I am learning something every day 🙂

[BCN_Sean]

2 hours ago, Kinch said:

I have been lucky in that I can continue to image the night sky from my back garden

You could say I've got "garden envy" at the moment