Iris and Ghost Nebulae from a summer sky

[tomato]

I'm not one to pass on a clear night, regardless of when it occurs. Sometimes the  targets I choose are frankly ridiculous for the prevailing conditions, but I still like to give them a try to see what can be wrung out by the hardware and software.

So this is the Iris Nebula and VDB-141 from last night,  with the RASA8/QHY268c, 139 x 1 min exposures, IR/UV cut filter. Calibrated and stacked in APP, processed in StarTools, and PI. I was hoping for a glimpse of the ghostly globs, but that was a capture too far. 

[carastro]

Lovely. 
Carole

[gorann]

Nice, especially for this time of the year. From memory I get a feeling it is a mirror image that should be flipped.

[simmo39]

Yep, great result! As I have said on another post cant wait till Aug, then Ill start again. Cant cope with V late nights, im in the wrong hobby! lol