Sunday, November 28, 2010
Jones 1, an extreme dim planetary Nebula, project finalized
Jones1
Natural color composition from the emission of ionized elements, R=80%Hydrogen, G=100%Oxygen and B=85%Oxygen+15%Hydrogen to compensate otherwise missing H-beta emission. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
PK 104-29.1, Jones1, a Planetary Nebula in constellation Pegasus.
O-III emission dominates the scene, hence the Bluish color. There is some faint H-alpha emission in a nebula and very dim "blob" of Hydrogen alpha emission just under the nebula. There was no trace of S-II emission.
North is Up and East is Left.
A very hot Central star can be seen as Blue at the center of the Nebula. (Middle one of the Three stars)
O-III emission dominates the scene, hence the Bluish color. There is some faint H-alpha emission in a nebula and very dim "blob" of Hydrogen alpha emission just under the nebula. There was no trace of S-II emission.
North is Up and East is Left.
A very hot Central star can be seen as Blue at the center of the Nebula. (Middle one of the Three stars)
I must say, this was the most difficult target ever, due the extremely low surface brightness. I did use my "Tone Mapping" method to dig out all the information. This is one of the dimmest Planetary Nebulae.
There is very few images and information of this nebula around.
There is very few images and information of this nebula around.
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 3Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
Exposures
H-alpha 9x1200s, binned 1x1
H-alpha 6x1200s, binned 3x3
O-III 16x1200s, binned 1x1
O-III 6x1200s, binned 3x3
Sh2-188, project finalized
New lights added. 12x600s Luminance data with an IDAS LP filter.
The resulting image shows more stars due the broadband component. L + H-a + O-III + S-II are composed to a Luminance channel.
Sharpless object 188
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
Sh2-188, PNG128.0-4.1, in constellation Cassiopeia. An asymmetrical planetary nebula was first photographed in 1965, it thought to be a Supernova remnant due its crescent like shape, now it's known to be a Planetary Nebula. Distance from Oulu, Finland, is ~850 light years. Apparent diameter is ~5 arcmin.
There is not too many images of this Planetary Nebula around. I made a HST-palette composition out of ionized elements, H-a, O-III and S-II, I haven't never seen this one presented like that!
I used a special technique of mine to dig out all the information, this is a extremely dim target.
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 3Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
Exposures
Luminance 12x600s, binned 2x2
H-alpha 7x1200s, binned 1x1
H-alpha 6x1200s, binned 3x3
O-III 3x1200s, binned 3x3
S-II 3x1200s, binned 3x3
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sh2-188, a Planetary Nebula
Sharpless object 188
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
Sh2-188, PNG128.0-4.1, in constellation Cassiopeia. An asymmetrical planetary nebula was first photographed in 1965, it thought to be a Supernova remnant due its crescent like shape, now it's known to be a Planetary Nebula. Distance from Oulu, Finland, is ~850 light years. Apparent diameter is ~5 arcmin.
There is not too many images of this Planetary Nebula around. I made a HST-palette composition out of ionized elements, H-a, O-III and S-II, I haven't never seen this one presented like that!
I used a special technique of mine to dig out all the information from the raw data, this is a extremely dim target. I might shoot more lights for this in future.
Sh2-188 in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 3Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
Exposures H-alpha 7x1200s, binned 1x1 + 6x1200s, binned 3x3
O-III 3x1200s, binned 3x3
S-II 3x1200s, binned 3x3
Friday, November 26, 2010
A new project, Jones 1 planetary nebula
Jones1, colorized O-III, 5h 20min.
Jones 1, PK104-29.1, is a one of the dimmest planetary nebula. It locates in constellation Pegasus.
I started this project last night and didn't realize how dim this really is. In this image there is 16x1200s O-III exposures, 5h 20min. ( Baader 8,5 nm O-III filter) and it was barely visible in any of the subexposures.
I will shoot more O-III later for this. There is some H-alpha emission and I will shoot that later too.
I like the "mystique" outlook of this nebula.
There is not too many images of this around due the extremely low surface brightness, even though it has a largish diameter to a planetary nebula, about Four arcminutes.
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 3,5Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
O-III 16x1200s, binned 1x1, 5h 20min.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
M 76, the "Little Dumbbell Nebula"
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
The "Little Dumbbell", Messier catalog number 76, also known as NGC 650/651, the "Barbell Nebula or the "Cork Nebula". This bipolar planetary nebula locates in constellation Perseus.
Distance is about 2500 light years and average dimension is 1.23 light years across.
Smallish apparent dimensions, 2,7 x 1,8 arcmin, makes this target difficult to image.
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
A closeup
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 3,5Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
Exposures H-alpha 12x1200s, binned 1x1
O-III 7x1200s, binned 1x1
S-II 2x1200s, binned 2x2
Thursday, November 4, 2010
IC 63 as an animated 3D
Animations are made by creating artificial parallax to an image. Then two images are animated together by using conversion web service, Start3D. There can be some artifacts in images, due the experimental nature of this work! The volumetric models are based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
Please, let the images load for few seconds to see them animated!
Other 3D-formats:
Original 2D-image with the technical details:
NOTE! This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
IC 63 as a stereo pair 3D
Parallel vision
Cross vision
Other 3D-formats:
Original 2D-image with the technical details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression. Viewing instructions at Right hand side menu.
IC 63 as an anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D
You'll need Red/Cyan Eyeglasses to be able to see this image right.
Note, if you have a Red and Blue filters, you can use them! Red goes to Left eye.
Other 3D-formats:
Original 2D-image with the technical details:
NOTE! This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
IC 63, a ghostly figure
A nebula in a Halloween theme...
IC 63, an emission nebula in constellation Cassiopeia.
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
Nebula is next to the Gamma Cassiopeiae, a bright, mag. 2.47, star in middle of the "W" asterism.
This star is just outside of the frame. It's above upper Right corner, some glow from it can be seen in an image.
Since there is only Two hours of H-a, I'll shoot more lights for this in near future.
IC 63 in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
There was almost no emission in S-II channel.
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 8,5Hz
Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel
Exposures H-alpha 6x1200s, binned 1x1
O-III 1x1200s, binned 3x3
S-II 2z1200s, binned 3x3
An experimental starless image to show the actual nebula
Looks like an open mouth man with a frozen nose...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
NGC 2032 as an animated 3D
Animations are made by creating artificial parallax to an image. Then two images are animated together by using conversion web service, Start3D. There can be some artifacts in images, due the experimental nature of this work! The volumetric models are based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
Please, let the images load for few seconds to see them animated!
Original 2D-image and details:
NGC 2032 as a stereo pair 3D
Parallel vision
Cross vision
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression. Viewing instructions at Right hand side menu.
NGC 2032 as an anaglyph Red/cyan 3D
You'll need Red/Cyan Eyeglasses to be able to see this image right.
Note, if you have a Red and Blue filters, you can use them! Red goes to Left eye.
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NGC 2032
NGC 2032 in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
There was almost no emission in S-II channel.
NGC 2032, the "Seagull Nebula" (Don't mix to the IC 2177 at Northern hemisphere, also called "Seagull Nebula") NGC 2032 locates in Large Magellanic cloud and it's in boundary to supershell LMC4. The gas is in various complex forms due the strong solar wind, radiation pressure, from massive stars in the nebula.
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
Technical details:
16" RCOS ja Apogee U9000 camera.
An Australian remote telescope
4x600s for the Luminance
3x1200s H-alpha
2x1200s O-III
2x1200s S-II
Dark, Bias and Flat calibrated.
Raw data is shared by Petri Kehusmaa and J-P Metsavainio
Processing workflow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v4.xxx
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations, added at 50% weight.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
An experimental starless version.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Planetary Nebula NGC 246
A Planetary Nebula, NGC 246, in constellation Cetus.
Luminance is mixed from Broad band Luminance and H-alpha. Colors are mixed from narrow band channels,
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. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.
from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.
There was almost no emission in S-II channel.
Technical details:
16" RCOS ja Apogee U9000 camera.
Lum +H-a, O-III and S-II combo. An Australian remote telescope
4x600s for the Luminance
3x1200s H-alpha
1x1200s O-III
1x1200s S-II
Dark, Bias and Flat calibrated.
Raw data is shared by Petri Kehusmaa and J-P Metsavainio
Processing workflow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v4.xxx
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations, added at 50% weight.
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tucanae 47, a Globular cluster, reprocessed
LRGB image of Tucanae, NGC 104, globular cluster in constellation Tucana.16700 light years away from Earth and 120 light years across. Image field is about 30' x 30', half a degrees.
I did reprocessed this image, since at the time I didn't have good and functional calibration files.
RCOS ja Apogee U9000 camera.
LRGB combo.
Luminance 12x300s and 8x150s, Dark and Flat calibrated.
Red 5x300s, Dark calibrated
Green 5x300s, Dark calibrated
Blue 5x300s, Dark calibrated
Raw data is shared with Petri Kehusmaa and J-P Metsavainio
Processing workflow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v4.xxx
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 10 iterations
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Horse Head Nebula, an annoying preview
Horse Head Nebula, Barnad 33 and IC 434, is a dark nebula in constellation Orion. Image is taken from "down under". In Australia this nebula has a higher elevation, than here at 65N.
Why annoying?
This image is a composition of 3 x 1200s H-alpha light. With this modest exposure time, image is far better, than I have managed ever taken up here with a longer integration time, that's annoying!
A false color H-alpha
We will shoot more data for this object in near future. LRGB and more H-a, maybe some O-III and S-II to see, if there is any.
The telescope and technical information:
16" RCOS ja Apogee U9000 camera.
LRGB combo.
H-alpha 3x1200s, Dark, Flat and bias calibrated.
Raw data is shared with "Team Finland"
Processing workflow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v4.xxx
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.
Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations added 50% to non convoluted data
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
NGC300 as a 3D stereo pair
Parallel vision
Cross vision
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
NGC300 as an anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
M57 as a 3D-stereo pair
Parallel vision
Cross vision
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
M57 as an anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D
Other 3D-formats can be found here:
Original 2D-image and details:
NOTE! This 3D-study is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and an artistic impression.
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