Two New Images from Phil Orbanes
Phil has sent us a photo of the Trapezium region in M42 (the Orion Nebula),
and another of the Lion Nebula, Sh2-132 in Cepheus. You can see them here
https://gaac.us/gallery-2/phil2/, the last two images at the bottom; both
will reward enlarging. Phil's notes follow:
Trapezium Region:
"This highly magnified close-up of the Trapezium (on the left side of the
image) and the nearby region of M42 is only possible because of
BlurXTerminator (and photographing M42 for 40+ hours a few years back).
"Previously, enlarging an image like this one ran the risk of exposing
unattractive defects and noise. Now, an amateur with patience and a
reasonable scope can exceed the detail captured by really big telescopes
only some years ago.
"The dark irregular regions in this photo are Bok globules, which are small
interstellar clouds of very cold gas and dust, so thick they are almost
totally opaque to visible light. Stars form protodisks in these regions,
which will in turn create planets. As can be seen, the heart of M42 is very
fertile ground for new solar systems.
Lion Nebula:
"The May issue of S&T contained a handsome photo of the Lion Nebula. It
reminded me that I had worked on this one years ago.
"So I added more narrowband images and used BlurXTerminator to sharpen it
and pinpoint the background stars in Cepheus.
"Sh2-132 is large, about 1.5 degrees per side, and 10,000+ light years away.
It does look like a lion with something in its "mouth." My wife Anna thinks
that something is a visual of its roar. I think it looks like its next meal.
"This picture is a composite of both a wide-field image, taken with my 5"
refractor, and a close-up of its core, taken with my 14" reflector. I used
both narrowband and RGB filters, and by intent processed it vividly."
Phil, can I ask the magnification on the Trapezium image?
Thanks,
Mike Kulick
Manchester, MA
On Apr 17, 2024, at 12:26 PM, Michael Deneen michael.patrick.deneen@gmail.com wrote:
Phil has sent us a photo of the Trapezium region in M42 (the Orion Nebula), and another of the Lion Nebula, Sh2-132 in Cepheus. You can see them here https://gaac.us/gallery-2/phil2/, the last two images at the bottom; both will reward enlarging. Phil's notes follow:
Trapezium Region:
"This highly magnified close-up of the Trapezium (on the left side of the image) and the nearby region of M42 is only possible because of BlurXTerminator (and photographing M42 for 40+ hours a few years back).
"Previously, enlarging an image like this one ran the risk of exposing unattractive defects and noise. Now, an amateur with patience and a reasonable scope can exceed the detail captured by really big telescopes only some years ago.
"The dark irregular regions in this photo are Bok globules, which are small interstellar clouds of very cold gas and dust, so thick they are almost totally opaque to visible light. Stars form protodisks in these regions, which will in turn create planets. As can be seen, the heart of M42 is very fertile ground for new solar systems.
Lion Nebula:
"The May issue of S&T contained a handsome photo of the Lion Nebula. It reminded me that I had worked on this one years ago.
"So I added more narrowband images and used BlurXTerminator to sharpen it and pinpoint the background stars in Cepheus.
"Sh2-132 is large, about 1.5 degrees per side, and 10,000+ light years away.
It does look like a lion with something in its "mouth." My wife Anna thinks that something is a visual of its roar. I think it looks like its next meal.
"This picture is a composite of both a wide-field image, taken with my 5" refractor, and a close-up of its core, taken with my 14" reflector. I used both narrowband and RGB filters, and by intent processed it vividly."
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Nice phil. good detail
FYI a newer DBE is now available in Pix, maybe that could be a topic next
month
Mario
On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 12:27 PM Michael Deneen via Photo <
photo@lists.gaac.us> wrote:
Phil has sent us a photo of the Trapezium region in M42 (the Orion
Nebula), and another of the Lion Nebula, Sh2-132 in Cepheus. You can see
them here https://gaac.us/gallery-2/phil2/, the last two images at the
bottom; both will reward enlarging. Phil's notes follow:
Trapezium Region:
"This highly magnified close-up of the Trapezium (on the left side of the
image) and the nearby region of M42 is only possible because of
BlurXTerminator (and photographing M42 for 40+ hours a few years back).
"Previously, enlarging an image like this one ran the risk of exposing
unattractive defects and noise. Now, an amateur with patience and a
reasonable scope can exceed the detail captured by really big telescopes
only some years ago.
"The dark irregular regions in this photo are Bok globules, which are
small interstellar clouds of very cold gas and dust, so thick they are
almost totally opaque to visible light. Stars form protodisks in these
regions, which will in turn create planets. As can be seen, the heart of
M42 is very fertile ground for new solar systems.
Lion Nebula:
"The May issue of S&T contained a handsome photo of the Lion Nebula. It
reminded me that I had worked on this one years ago.
"So I added more narrowband images and used BlurXTerminator to sharpen it
and pinpoint the background stars in Cepheus.
"Sh2-132 is large, about 1.5 degrees per side, and 10,000+ light years
away.
It does look like a lion with something in its "mouth." My wife Anna
thinks that something is a visual of its roar. I think it looks like its
next meal.
"This picture is a composite of both a wide-field image, taken with my 5"
refractor, and a close-up of its core, taken with my 14" reflector. I used
both narrowband and RGB filters, and by intent processed it vividly."
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Phil. amazing images and effort. I wish I could afford to do 40 hrs remotely, but it would cost me too much, nice detail and color on the lion.
John Hobbs
hobbs_john@verizon.net
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12:27:33 PM EDT, Michael Deneen via Photo <photo@lists.gaac.us> wrote:
Phil has sent us a photo of the Trapezium region in M42 (the Orion Nebula), and another of the Lion Nebula, Sh2-132 in Cepheus. You can see them here, the last two images at the bottom; both will reward enlarging. Phil's notes follow:
Trapezium Region:
"This highly magnified close-up of the Trapezium (on the left side of the image) and the nearby region of M42 is only possible because of BlurXTerminator (and photographing M42 for 40+ hours a few years back).
"Previously, enlarging an image like this one ran the risk of exposing unattractive defects and noise. Now, an amateur with patience and a reasonable scope can exceed the detail captured by really big telescopes only some years ago.
"The dark irregular regions in this photo are Bok globules, which are small interstellar clouds of very cold gas and dust, so thick they are almost totally opaque to visible light. Stars form protodisks in these regions, which will in turn create planets. As can be seen, the heart of M42 is very fertile ground for new solar systems.
Lion Nebula:
"The May issue of S&T contained a handsome photo of the Lion Nebula. It reminded me that I had worked on this one years ago.
"So I added more narrowband images and used BlurXTerminator to sharpen it and pinpoint the background stars in Cepheus.
"Sh2-132 is large, about 1.5 degrees per side, and 10,000+ light years away.
It does look like a lion with something in its "mouth." My wife Anna thinks that something is a visual of its roar. I think it looks like its next meal.
"This picture is a composite of both a wide-field image, taken with my 5" refractor, and a close-up of its core, taken with my 14" reflector. I used both narrowband and RGB filters, and by intent processed it vividly."
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