Deep Rosette (Hybrid 8300 on 8" F/2.8)

[Boren]

Guys,

Here's the final, processed image - a Hybrid combination of 2 hours of Ha (for luminance) from the new (first light) SBIG ST8300M, with 2 hours of TGB from my good old SBIG ST8300C - through the F2.8 Powernewt - all riding an EQ6 on a high deserted hill out in the Negev desert. Altogether, this is a total of 48 five min. exposures (4 hours).

I have added the link to higher resolution images, which I am quite sure you'd like to see:

- 1200 pixels wide: http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/133327205

- full frame, 2686 pixels wide: http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/133335671

I am also adding an image we've taken of our two scopes at work, under a desert starlit sky: http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/133195339/large

I do hope you like them, and any comments are, as always, very welcome!

Cheers,

Harel

[planetdnb]

stunning!

[Pete Presland]

thats a fantastic image!

[saturn5]

Awesome Harel,awesome,awesome ,awesome.

[roundycat]

Excellent work, lovely and sharp. A bit pink for my taste as it is mostly Ha emission but there is a distinct hint of blue there as well. That's not often seen.

Dennis

[Jannis]

amazing!

[Porl]

amazing image!!

[synapse]

Absolutely stunning. Gives me something to aspire to.

[MikeD]

Depth and detail is stunning, first class work.

Mike.

[Boren]

Planetdbb, bunnygod1, saturn5, Jannis, Porl, synapse, Mike – thank you for these words!

I am really happy you liked it!

Cheers,

Harekl

[peter shah]

a super shot lots going o in the ful res file:cool:

[RobH]

Very fine Harel....it looks so 3D you could walk into it!

Cheers

Rob

[eriwig]

Just awesome... So jealous of the skies you must get out there!

[coxy63]

stunning image sir

[Sinbad]

Excellent, One day when I'm big......

[msinclairinork]

Totaly agree with RobH, it was my first impression..3D!

My eye's really lit up when I seen this and no joke i said....."wow!"

Absoloutly stunning!

Thanks for sharing!

Michael

[MikeWilson]

I saw this and thought, "Holy s%&t!".

Amazing image. And f2.8? What amazing kit (and processing skills!). Nice work

[Boren]

Thanks all!

I am happy the 3D feeling came through to you too :-)

About the F2.8 kit - It's soon to go a major upgrade,as next week I will be doing the first light session with the Carbon-Fiber PowerNewt (all other carbon-fiber sessions were done with a prototype, which had to undergo many, many, many runs back and forth to manufacturing...).

I hope to be sharing images from that kit soon.

Cheers,

Harel

[ollypenrice]

The image is truly world class. The extreme contrasts in the nebula do indeed give it an outstanding three dimensionality and the tiny cluster stars give a better impression of the scale of the nebula. Lovely stuff. I'm glad the Ha/OSC worked well. I've done quite a bit of this as well. It's a good way to work apart from the cost of two cameras!

Olly

[rich_t]

Superb result, so deep and colourful. That F2.8 ratio really does the business!

Cheers,

Rich.

[m_j_lyons]

Great images and it looks like you have a very nice dark spot to view from.

[mftoet]

Great stuff!

[prokyon]

Hi Harel,

really very deep! Great shot!

Cheers

Werner

[Boren]

Olly, Rich, Wener, guys,

Thanks for these nice words - I am really happy you liked it.

Olly, I am still unsure whether I'll keep us with this configuration. The need to switch cameras (and the re-focus, etc.) is a pain in the neck in its own right. However, the result was so good this time, that I think I'll need a few more trials to make up my mind...

Cheers,

Harel

[hamiclar01]

That is VERY good. Inspires me to pack my kit and head to clearer skies