MONKEY NEBULA

[CELESCOPE]

Put this one on as it was in my Fav DSOs , just in case no one has seen it before , took it a while ago , think ithe stats were 40 subs at 80 seconds Fast star and Maxim .

Cheers

Rog

[russ]

Hey Rog, i've never even heard of the Monkey Nebula let alone seen it. What constellation does it reside in? And just how faint is it?

It's a cracking image btw. The stars are nice pin points across the field. I always thought using Fastar would give elongated stars towards the edge. Or is that on larger chipped cameras such as SBIG and expensive Starlight cams?

Russ

[OXO]

Wonderfull image to the collection Rog! I agree with russ Pin point stars etc..

Great!

James

[CELESCOPE]

Its at the tip of Orions club Russ, a fairly hard one to get as well , you are rightwith slightly elongated stars with the fast start ,this normally occurs at the top left , when this happens , i normally cut that section out , if not a bit of work in PS does the job,

Cheers

Rog

[Ant]

Lovely image Rog, can't see the monkey though...

I wonder why you get elongated stars in one corner only? Can't any problems with that in this image though.

Ant

[CELESCOPE]

supposed to look like a monkey on one side Ant lol

[Ant]

I *Think* that if I tilt my head to the right I can see it

Still a nice image! You must have been up early or really late to get that one! "Took a while ago" that explains that then!!!

Ant

[Jamie]

I *Think* that if I tilt my head to the right I can see it

                                                 

Now who looks like a monkey? :)

[Ant]

So you've seen me then?

Ant

[daz]

Another superb image from Roger!

Must admit - I can't see the 'Monkey'

Correction - just spotted it. The bright star in the upper centre is the top of his nose, the dark region at the bottom is his open mouth, his ear is the is the gas surrounding the cluster of 3 stars at the RH edge, and the two patches of gas either side and above the central cluster make up his eyes.

Am I right?

daz

[Astroman]

Think, "What's the most prominent feature of a male baboon?"   

[AndyMac]

Reminds me a bit of the Medusa nebula. Another superb shot there, Rog. You put the rest of us to shame!