Monday, November 26, 2012
IC 5146
This is a start of the imaging project. I shot 9 x 1200 s. (3h) H-alpha light for this emission nebula. IC 5146 , the Cocoon Nebula, is a star formation area and locates in constellation Cygnus at distance of about 4000 light years. There is a reflection component but due to narrowband technique used, it's not visible in this Hydrogen emission image. I'll shoot other cahnnels, S-II and O-III, for this later.
IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula
In constellation Cygnus
Image shows the emission of ionized Hydrogen
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Optics, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9
Guiding, SXV-AO, an active optics unit, and Lodestar guide camera 8Hz
Image Scale, ~0,8 arc-seconds/pixel
9 x 1200s exposures for the H-alpha, emission of ionized Hydrogen = 3h
Sunday, November 25, 2012
An experimental 3D-animation of the IC 410
Since the Weather doesn't support new images, I'm publishing some experimental work here.
I have tested a new method to publish my 3D-images as a form of Lenticular prints.
For this technique to work, I need series of images from different angles, in this case 24 images are needed.
Lenticular printing is actually an old technique but in past few years it has become much more sophisticated.
The results can be stunning visually, image plane disappears and object floats in and outside of the frame.
Since astronomical objects are too far away, no real parallax can be imaged. Doe to that, I have developed a method to turn my images to various 3D-formats. My work flow is based on scientific data from the object, distance and the source of ionization are usually known. The different types of the nebulae has typical structures, pillar like formations must point to the source of ionization, the radiation pressure forms kind of hollow area, inside of the nebula, around newly born stars, dark nebulae must be at front of the emission ones to show, etc... rest of the missing information is then replaced with an artistic vision.
The whole process is pretty much like sculpting!
The IC 410 in Auriga as an animation
Only real elements from the original 2D-image are used for the animation
NOTE! Let the animation load, ~5MB
This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
2D-image of IC 410
A study about the apparen scale in the sky
Second animatio, Flying in and out
NOTE! Let the animation load, ~5MB
This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Exhibition, Gallery Kallio Kunsthalle, Helsinki
Three of my works can be seen in an "Energy" exhibition, in a small art gallery, Kallio Kunsthalle, at Helsinki.
Exhibition opening 2.11.2012 klo 18:00-21:00.
2.11.-2.12.2012 (Toinen Linja 31, Kallio, Helsinki)
Images about the exhibition
Images by Petri Saarikko
Three large photographs of mine at left. Images from left to right,
IC 1396, Pelican nebula closeup and the constellation Cygnus.
IC 1396, Pelican nebula closeup and the constellation Cygnus.
At background, closeup images of the Pelican nebula and the IC 1396.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Veil Nebula collection as a poster
I started this Autumn season by shooting the Veil Nebula Supernova remnant. The Veil Nebula is very large and low surface brightness object in the constellation Cygnus, at distance of about 1400 light years.
Even though I used every single clear moment, all I got is three separate images. I was planning to shoot couple of two panel mosaics but the weather up here was very much against my plans.
Veil nebula collection, HST-palette
Large image, 1900x1500 pixels and 3MB
Large image, 1900x1500 pixels and 3MB
Image collection in HST-palette (Named after a palette used by the Hubble Space Telescope.)
Ionized elements are mapped to color channels, Red =Sulfur, Green=Hydrogen and Blue=Oxygen.
Veil nebula collection, visual colors
Large image, 1900x1500 pixels and 3MB
Image collection in visual spectrum. Ionized elements are mapped to match visual light, Red=(Hydrogen + Sulfur 20%), Green =Oxygen and Blue=(Oxygen + Hydrogen 15% to compensate missing H-beta light)
At bottom middle, a wide field image of the Veil nebula SNR. There are white rectangles to mark locations of the closeup images around and image is labeled.
Note. the apparent size of the Moon is marked as a circle in a wide field image at the bottom center.
Note. the apparent size of the Moon is marked as a circle in a wide field image at the bottom center.
Images used for this collection
- At upper left, IC 1340 with Meade LX200 12": http://astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2012/10/ic-1340-project-finalized.html
- Upper right, the Pickering's Triangle with Meade LX200 12": http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2012/11/pickerings-triangle-project-finalized.html
- Bottom left, Eastern part of the veil. Shot at 2007 with 80mm refractor.
- Bottom middle, the veil nebula wide field with a Tokina AT-X 300mm f2.8 camera lens: http://astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2012/03/veil-nebula-reprocessed-with-some-new.html
- Bottom right, the Witch's Broom with Meade LX200 12": http://astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2012/11/witchs-broom-nebula.html
A 3D-experiment and a study about the scale in the sky
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