The Bison Nebula

[JimFox]

This is actually the Soul Nebula, SH2-199, but in processing this version the other day in a version of the Hubble palette, the end result for some reason looked like a Bison or Buffalo to me as opposed to the Soul Nebula. The tail is on the left side, the head is on the right. It reminds me of the old Buffalo Nickle from way back in the day in the USA.

This was captured in Joshua Tree National Park last week.

L-Pro Filter
75 Lights @ 300secs
30 Flats
30 Flat/Darks
5 Darks

iOptron Gem28
ASI2600mc Pro
ASI120mm mini - Guide Camera
Stacked in DeepSkyStacker
Processed in Pixinsight
BlurExterminator
StarExterminator
NoiseExterminator
Final Processing in Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[Ben Egbert]

I sure see the bison Jim. Nice work

 

[JimFox]

I sure see the bison Jim. Nice work

Thanks Ben!

It's interesting how just having a different color palette changed what we see. I have done a couple of the Soul Nebula already, and never thought they looked like a Bison. But this one immediately struck me as one.

 

[AlanLichty]

The shape on this one is easy to spot. Nice one.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I don't know the naming process, but "Buffalo Nebula" sounds perfect for this feature, Jim. Great image.

 

[BlackRockArt]

This is actually the Soul Nebula, SH2-199, but in processing this version the other day in a version of the Hubble palette, the end result for some reason looked like a Bison or Buffalo to me as opposed to the Soul Nebula. The tail is on the left side, the head is on the right. It reminds me of the old Buffalo Nickle from way back in the day in the USA.

This was captured in Joshua Tree National Park last week.

L-Pro Filter
75 Lights @ 300secs
30 Flats
30 Flat/Darks
5 Darks

iOptron Gem28
ASI2600mc Pro
ASI120mm mini - Guide Camera
Stacked in DeepSkyStacker
Processed in Pixinsight
BlurExterminator
StarExterminator
NoiseExterminator
Final Processing in Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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Wait, ... really ! There is a bison. lol, this is a good one, Jim, I love your imagination.

Oliver

 

[Mike Lewis]

That all looks very good - processing is excellent on this one, with nice colors, lots of detail, and noise well controlled.

ML

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Looks nice Jim and as others have noted, can actually see a bison, sort of.