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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Roberto on Aug 10, 2020, 13:39:16

Title: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: Roberto on Aug 10, 2020, 13:39:16
Hello All

Hope you are all well and not melting in the heat!

LDN1251 - The Anglerfish Nebula in Cepheus

I only got a chance to image this one during the full Moon cycle so it is noisy.  It sits so far north that the Moon did not have too much of an impact on RGB but as it rides over London's LP dome, the L was quite blotchy.

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/z0esb5/E/?nc=user (https://www.astrobin.com/z0esb5/E/?nc=user)

AR12770 and Full Disc in Ha

Taken this Sunday under passing clouds and hazy skies and 34C!  A test of a new planetary imaging camera from ZWO.

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/2ca77y/E/?nc=user (https://www.astrobin.com/2ca77y/E/?nc=user)

Roberto

(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/Iz8sy6DdM8tg_16536x16536_lPjQIOqV.jpg)

(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/pS-1CSlXHKIP_16536x16536_lPjQIOqV.jpg)

(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/bFkNE3bWbUYc_16536x16536_BhGLtlq6.jpg)
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: RobertM on Aug 10, 2020, 14:35:00
I could do with that blotchyness in my images ;)

Surprising but I can actually see why someone might call it the Angler fish nebula !  I usually have brain fail on my in house pattern matching routines so usually see anything but what these nebula are called.

Excellent images Roberto, the dusty ones in particular are very photogenic.

Robert
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: Roberto on Aug 10, 2020, 15:17:50
Thank you Robert! 

For a beautiful version of this nebula see Jim Thommes':  https://www.jthommes.com/Astro/LDN1251.htm

He is a good source for obscure targets!

Roberto
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: Carole on Aug 10, 2020, 23:12:35
Again, what you can achieve from Petts Wood amazes me.  I tried to get this target earlier in the year from Swanley Bortle 6, without a bright Moon and with a Hutech filter, the results were so horrible I just chucked it away.

Lovely images Roberto.

QuoteSurprising but I can actually see why someone might call it the Angler fish nebula !  I usually have brain fail on my in house pattern matching routines so usually see anything but what these nebula are called.
Lol, I won't tell you what I called this nebula until I found out it's real name.  Though my host in Swanley where I tried to capture it knows.

Carole
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: Roberto on Aug 11, 2020, 06:15:21
Thank you Carole!
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: NoelC on Aug 11, 2020, 19:16:58
Very nice Roberto!
For a full moon background that's not too bad at all.
Noel
Title: Re: More dust and haze from Petts Wood - LDN 1251 and AR12770
Post by: Roberto on Aug 11, 2020, 21:33:14
Thank you Noel!
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