IC446 and 447.

[ollypenrice]

Reflectrion nebulae in Monoceros. TEC140, Atik 11000 CCD  (remember those?)  Mesu 200. 11 hours, LRGB.

Olly

 

[tooth_dr]

Beautiful object I’ve not seen before. 

[andrew s]

"Hey, blue
There is a song for you
Ink on a pin
Underneath the skin
An empty space to fill in"

Joni Mitchell 

Impressive @ollypenrice

Regards Andrew 

[ollypenrice]

41 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Beautiful object I’ve not seen before. 

Very responsive to star removal-replacement since the starfield is dense and bright.

Olly

[Lee_P]

Ooh that's a new one. Very nice!

[gorann]

Lovely Olly! Yes, after StarXT/Starnet2 appeared, all processing tutorials have to be rewritten.

[symmetal]

Excellent Olly. Looking at images produced before star removal was available the sheer number of background stars tended to overwhelm the VdB nebulae and they struggled to make themselves seen. 

Alan

[ollypenrice]

12 hours ago, gorann said:

Lovely Olly! Yes, after StarXT/Starnet2 appeared, all processing tutorials have to be rewritten.

Yes, it is a full-scale revolution. Imaging will never be the same again.

I've always loved broadband imaging for its natural colour, but envied the NB imagers their tiny stars and ability to stretch harder as a consequence.  I now feel liberated from this constraint and rijuvenated as a consequence! The dusty targets are opened up, as are widefield vistas to short focal lengths. (The main reason for doing vast telescopic mosaics was to control field star sizes. I'll be happy to do them with shorter focal lengths now.)

Olly

Edited November 16, 2022 by ollypenrice
Clarification

[AstroMuni]

15 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

Reflectrion nebulae in Monoceros.

I love this shot. 😍 And its amazing how there is some much dust in the left and a clear patch on top right as if someone has carved out a space.

Edited November 16, 2022 by AstroMuni

[old_eyes]

That is gorgeous Olly! Another target to add to the list.

[Fegato]

Lovely image. I had to look it up... but then discovered I had shot it in a wide field with the Cone Nebula!  Lots more detail in yours - it deserves to be on its own!

[Stuf1978]

Beautiful image, great work 👍

[Red Chilli]

Outstanding, very well done indeed.