A section of the Small Magellanic Cloud

[CRTAstro]

NGC 267 In the Small Magellanic Cloud
A section of the SMC which look like cosmic baubles.
Shot in narrowband SHO and using the SHO palette with some colour chrominance mask (CGY) manipulation in PixInsight and adding Ha as an additional luminance layer.
300s SHO @-10C

Equipment used:
Skywatcher Quattro 250P
Hypertuned Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro
Skywatcher Aplanatic Coma Corrector
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
ZWO OAG
Antlia 36mm 3nm Ha unmounted filter
Antlia 36mm 3nm S2 unmounted filter
ZWO 36mm 7nm O3 unmounted filter
Bortle 5
Data acquisition software: NINA
Processing software: PixInsight and Photoshop CC

 

[AlanLichty]

I have never seen a deep space target quite like this before. Nice work with a really interesting subject.

 

[CRTAstro]

I have never seen a deep space target quite like this before. Nice work with a really interesting subject.

Thanks Alan ! It is such a large area with small pockets of loveliness

 

[JimFox]

Wow Carlos! I have never seen anything like this at all. What an amazing piece of space! Love those bubbles scattered about.

Your work really makes me think I need to take the Pixinsight plunge one of these days. The horror stories of how hard it is to learn has kept me from touching it. I am not sure I have the time to dedicate to learning it. But one day…

 

[CRTAstro]

Wow Carlos! I have never seen anything like this at all. What an amazing piece of space! Love those bubbles scattered about.

Your work really makes me think I need to take the Pixinsight plunge one of these days. The horror stories of how hard it is to learn has kept me from touching it. I am not sure I have the time to dedicate to learning it. But one day…

Thanks Jim that section of the sky has so many interesting parts to it !. Yes I must admit that PI can be hard but it can also be quite easy if you find a simple workflow and stick to it. The user interface will probably hit you first as it is not quite the same as most normal Windows software are but it was designed specifically to process astro images and it has achieved that tremendously I think.

 

[Mike Lewis]

'insert repetitious text about being jealous of your southern hemisphere imaging opportunities here...'

Yes, a very unique area - you have made an excellent abstract of that part of the galaxy. Love it!

ML

 

[CRTAstro]

'insert repetitious text about being jealous of your southern hemisphere imaging opportunities here...'

Yes, a very unique area - you have made an excellent abstract of that part of the galaxy. Love it!

ML

Thanks Mike