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VdB 9 a dusty reflection nebula

Started by WhistleStop , Nov 19 2012 01:31 PM

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#1 WhistleStop

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 01:31 PM

Struggling with November weather again but after 3 weeks I managed 14 hours of data. I do like this part of the sky with so many colors and delicate dust.
VdB9 High res
Thanks for looking...as always
Cheers
Lynn

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#2 Mark72

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 01:34 PM

This is very nicely done!

Great work

Mark

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#3 rigel123

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 01:39 PM

That had to be fun to process, very nice.

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#4 Raginar

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 03:50 PM

Beautiful object; the low contrast must've made it quite the challenge.

The low-res doesn't even remotely do it justice.

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#5 WhistleStop

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 07:18 PM

Thanks Mark, Warren and Chris. It is a novel subject and yes, the dynamic range is quite large:) I spend a lot of time on the Lum frame trying to pull out everything I can without overwhelming the picture.
Thanks again
Cheers
Lynn

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#6 SL63 AMG

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 07:20 PM

I thought, wow this is cool. Then I clicked the high res image.

Dark dust. I love it!

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#7 mcarroll

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 07:32 PM

Nice work! The long integration time really paid off.

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#8 Rick J

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 11:58 PM

Nicely done.

It's been on my list for some time now but so far fall seeing and this year, the clouds, have made it impossible. Maybe next year.

Rick

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#9 kfir Simon

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 05:36 AM

That is a beauty!
I already put it on my "TO DO" list - thanks for showing.

Kfir

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#10 broca

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:29 AM

Way to hang in there with this project and your poor November weather. Your high resolution image is insane, well done!

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#11 JWalk

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 07:11 AM

Good work on a hard target. Not much light to grab on to. Good job.

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#12 WhistleStop

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 10:17 AM

Thanks Dave, Mike, Rick, Kfir, Steve and Jimmy... it was one of those gems that you find when you poke around the internet and visit the work of others....pure gold