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More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:37 am
by STEVE333
I was able to capture about 3 1/2 hours more data on this target, this time without the moon. As always, I've "pushed" it a bit too hard, but it was fun seeing some of the fainter details starting to show. FOV = 2 deg 25 min x 3 deg 38 min and still the nebula is larger than the FOV! It's a big one! Surprisingly this huge nebula wasn't discovered until 1952.
Hope you enjoy it.
52 x 540 sec Lights (Total exposure = 7 hr 48 min), Darks, Flats, Bias
Steve
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:48 am
by Juno16
The extra exposure time really has made a difference!
Outstanding image Steve!
Thanks,
Jim
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:34 am
by STEVE333
Juno16 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:48 am
The extra exposure time really has made a difference!
Outstanding image Steve!
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks Jim. I was able to bring out far more than I anticipated. I still couldn't really see the nebula in any of the captured images in BYEOS. Pretty amazing what these image processing programs can do.
Steve
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:35 am
by Baskevo
WOW! A huge difference! It's so much brighter! Jeez this nebula is soo cool! I can't believe that is out there. I wonder why it formed that way...
Great capture Steve!
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:44 am
by 10538
Awesome and unusual image Steve! Thanks for sharing it!
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:20 am
by yobbo89
Very nice, this is a big target!, is it a mosaic?
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:43 pm
by Hankmeister3
Beautiful image, Steve. I think I'm starting to see the meatballs.
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:22 pm
by STEVE333
Hankmeister3 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:43 pm
Beautiful image, Steve. I think I'm starting to see the meatballs.
Thanks Hank. I think the biggest meatball is the one processing it. 
yobbo89 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:20 am
Very nice, this is a big target!, is it a mosaic?
Thanks. Not a mosaic, just a nice big FOV with the WO Star71 telescope with fl=349 mm. I specifically chose the shorter focal length telescope to get the nice wide FOV. I've enjoyed it a lot.
Steve
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:39 pm
by Astrovetteman
Hey Steve....THAT'S GREAT!! I tried 2 nights ago to get some data on this (the night before I got 2 whole images until the winds made it impossible), got 4 images with both scopes/cameras then it got sooooo foggy you couldn't see across the street!!!
I'll keep trying!
Tom
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:59 pm
by kt4hx
Baskevo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:35 am
WOW! A huge difference! It's so much brighter! Jeez this nebula is soo cool! I can't believe that is out there. I wonder why it formed that way...
Great capture Steve!
Simeis 147 (Sharpless 2-240) is a supernova remnant from a star that exploded around 40,000 years ago, and will continually expand until it finally dissipates. In the same manner as
Messier 1 (Crab Nebula) and the huge complex of the Veil Nebula. They can evolve into some beautifully delicate structures during their lifetimes.
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:26 pm
by STEVE333
Astrovetteman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:39 pm
Hey Steve....THAT'S GREAT!! I tried 2 nights ago to get some data on this (the night before I got 2 whole images until the winds made it impossible), got 4 images with both scopes/cameras then it got sooooo foggy you couldn't see across the street!!!
I'll keep trying!
Tom
Thanks Tom. It will be fun to see what a real NB image can do. Hope you have a wide FOV!
Steve
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:12 am
by MariusD69
Awesome! Great job, Steve!!
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:23 pm
by jthommes
Impressive Steve. Nice work.
Re: More Spaghetti
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:00 am
by STEVE333
Thanks Jim - It's badly overstretched, but, it was fun being able to see some of the "spaghetti" in there.
Steve