Astro Anarchy

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Rain and more rain... couple of wide fields vs closeups

Since the weather doesn't support shooting any new material, I have done more image pairs from same target.
I have shot many targets with least two different focal lengths, usually a 200-300mm camera lens and my old Meade LX200 GPS 12" telescope. I have done earlier some scale studies as a zoom in series, with Moon circle as a scale.
Now I have done just simple image pairs, showing both, a wide field and a closeup from the same objects.

"Rosette Nebula"

Ra 06^h 33^m 45^s Dec +04° 59′ 54″, in constellation Orion

Image is in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)

from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

Sharpless 162, NGC 7635, the "Bubble Nebula"

Ra 23^h 20^m 48^sDec +61° 12′ 06″

Natural color composition from the emission of ionized elements, R=80%Hydrogen+20%Sulfur, G=100%Oxygen and B=85%Oxygen+15%Hydrogen to compensate otherwise missing H-beta emission.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

Image is in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)

from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

A small set of image pairs, Wide field vs closeup

I have shot many targets with least two different focal lengths, usually a 200-300mm camera lens and my old Meade LX200 GPS 12" telescope. I have done earlier some scale studies as a zoom in series, with Moon circle as a scale.

Now I have done just simple image pairs, showing both, a wide field and a closeup from the same objects.

IC1396 and the "Elephant's Trunk Nebula"

In constellation Cepheus

Natural color composition from the emission of ionized elements, R=80%Hydrogen+20%Sulfur, G=100%Oxygen and B=85%Oxygen+15%Hydrogen to compensate otherwise missing H-beta emission.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

IC 1848, the "Soul Nebula"

In constellation Cassiopeia

Image is in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)

from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

NGC1499, the "California Nebula"

RA 04h 03m 18.00s Dec +36° 25′ 18.0"

HST-palette composition from emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.

Links to an original images used in series from top to bottom

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Moon images from new point of view, set II

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I'm a deep sky photographer and the Moon usually is just an other form of light pollution to me.
The Moon can be a source of inspiration too. (An sometimes good for romantic feelings, I have been told...)
As an astronomical photographer I started with Moon images, as so many do. The 3D-transformation technique of mine gives a possibility to see the Moon from an angle not seen from Earth. This brings a new life to an old Moon image back from 2004.

In this series, some major features in full Moon are seen directly overhead