The enormous mass of gas associated with this section of the Large Magellanic Cloud is accentuated by mapping Ionised Sulphur to Red, Ionised Hydrogen to Green and Ionised Oxygen to Blue. Broadband RGB was taken and applied to the stars only.
AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
SII Ha OIII RGB = 135 150 90 10 10 10 (6.75hrs total) Astronomik
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AstroHandy LightRing used for flats
FOV = approx 1.5deg X 1.0deg
Image scale = 1.4arc sec/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9
Processed in Astroart4
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Keela Latte 36 months ago | reply
I am really impressed. I thought only NASA got these kinds of photos!!!!
Now I have another place to show pics to my students!
Thank you, VERY nice work on all of the shots, but I think this is my favorite, beautiful composition.
rollurdice 36 months ago | reply
SO cool!!!
Shallowater 36 months ago | reply
This is gorgeous!
jade leetz 36 months ago | reply
this is beautiful.
annette's art 36 months ago | reply
These are just amazing. Can't believe I found them on flickr. Thanks for posting them!
Samuel ~ 36 months ago | reply
Incredible...
Mary Ann 143 36 months ago | reply
So beautiful!!!
Claylady43 36 months ago | reply
OOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! How wonderful and magical in feeling. Thanks for the wonderful pictures of the extraordinary universe around us.
Penni Jo
michael.allen 36 months ago | reply
Unbelievable — if there was a 1920 version it'd be one of my favorite outer space desktops ever.
Menezes, Camila [deleted] 36 months ago | reply
Just how amazing is this picture! WOW.
GiaSergovich 36 months ago | reply
this is so cool! The colors are beautiful. I've been trying really hard to get good sky/star pictures but it's basically impossible where I live.
Cyrus II 36 months ago | reply
Wonderful shot.
herrbelial 36 months ago | reply
very nice
sk8-or-die 36 months ago | reply
You went to space and toke pitchers??
Anemone Jones 36 months ago | reply
these photos are SO AMAZING! I can't stop favoriting!
frelling_cute 36 months ago | reply
Wow.
Bruce Lemons 36 months ago | reply
Really incredible!!
Oana U. 36 months ago | reply
Awesome! No comment!
knex5 35 months ago | reply
thank you
bobapple 35 months ago | reply
Strongman, I'm a designer and I have your image in a small collection of 20 over here on facebook: www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4810296&id=824997484&a...
There are several hundred comments of astonishment at all 20 images - from some of my facebook friends, who happen to include some of the world's great photographers designers, artists and musicians. So I'm wondering if we can entice you to stop by and make a comment. And, I'm guessing you may know some of the other photographers - whom it would also be very interesting to hear from. And though it's not Astrophotographer of the Year, it's an equally interesting cross section of creative people.
Thanks in advance. And thanks so much for the images. They're truly "amazing".