Enter The Darkness
Dec 28, 2020 07:48:38 #
Enter the Darkness.
Of late I have been exploring the wonders of Dark Nebulae scattered across our skies.
Dark Nebula differ from Emission Nebula as the molecular cloud of dust suffocates light emitted from the stars behind producing black voids in space.
Due to the light emitted from neighbouring stars, distinctive patterns emerge, in this case a Seahorse, Dragon, Serpent like shape.
Barnard 150, lies within our Milky Way, the constellation of Cepheus, at some 1200 light years away & when rotated 90 degrees clockwise resembles a serpent type creature (you can decide what you see)?
Happy New Year to you ALL.
Techy bits.
William Optics Z61 ED
William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Flattener
Altair 183pro V2 c
Altair L Pro MAX filter
Altair guide cam & scope
Skywatcher HEQ5pro belt modded
Sharp cap for polar alignment
PHD2 for guiding & Dithering
HNsky for plate solve & framing
APT for imaging sequence
Lights 100 @ 400gain 30offset 120s
Darks 10 @ 400gain 30offset 120s
Flats 30
Dark Flats 30
Calibrated, registered & stacked in DSS
Post processing in photoshop CC2015
Of late I have been exploring the wonders of Dark Nebulae scattered across our skies.
Dark Nebula differ from Emission Nebula as the molecular cloud of dust suffocates light emitted from the stars behind producing black voids in space.
Due to the light emitted from neighbouring stars, distinctive patterns emerge, in this case a Seahorse, Dragon, Serpent like shape.
Barnard 150, lies within our Milky Way, the constellation of Cepheus, at some 1200 light years away & when rotated 90 degrees clockwise resembles a serpent type creature (you can decide what you see)?
Happy New Year to you ALL.
Techy bits.
William Optics Z61 ED
William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Flattener
Altair 183pro V2 c
Altair L Pro MAX filter
Altair guide cam & scope
Skywatcher HEQ5pro belt modded
Sharp cap for polar alignment
PHD2 for guiding & Dithering
HNsky for plate solve & framing
APT for imaging sequence
Lights 100 @ 400gain 30offset 120s
Darks 10 @ 400gain 30offset 120s
Flats 30
Dark Flats 30
Calibrated, registered & stacked in DSS
Post processing in photoshop CC2015
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Dec 29, 2020 13:18:18 #
lsupremo
Loc: Palm Desert, CA
Marc G wrote:
Enter the Darkness. br Of late I have been explori... (show quote)
Dec 29, 2020 14:31:32 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Marc G wrote:
Enter the Darkness. br Of late I have been explori... (show quote)
Really nice shot. I like the way to stars near the edge of the dark nebula appear very red due to the nebula's dust.
Dec 30, 2020 01:44:33 #
Dec 30, 2020 17:01:42 #
Thanks everyone.
Its really exciting searching areas of our skies that aren't usually photographed
Its really exciting searching areas of our skies that aren't usually photographed
Jan 1, 2021 16:50:51 #
Jan 5, 2021 18:15:11 #
SonnyE wrote:
Beautiful Marc!
Great detail!
Great detail!
Thanks mate. National lock down here again as of Thursday.
Fingers crossed for clear skies
Jan 7, 2021 13:06:19 #
Marc G wrote:
Thanks mate. National lock down here again as of Thursday.
Fingers crossed for clear skies
Fingers crossed for clear skies
Yeah, our skies seem to be one clear, one cloudy... one clear, two cloudy.... one clear, one clear until I get PA and Aligned, then cloudy. (Practice set-up)
So far, our lock downs have not done a damned bit of good. And the media is lying about the hospitals. We know from inside that County ISC in L.A. is at 60% capacity, not full. And when they do show footage of the inside, in the background are empty beds.
The BS meter is pegged here.
Hope you find some clear skies Mate!
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