'The Seagull Nebula'

The Seagull Nebula

[Public Domain] 4 Apr 2016 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
10,326 others viewed this post.

Long time subscribers will have seen me image this magnificent emission nebula last year, and I hope that you can see the improvements in my work since then! The “seagull” is too wide even for my widefield setup at 540mm magnification, it’s wings really extending out of frame. To be honest, it looks more like an Australian cockatoo to me! This photo is created with it’s natural salmon-pink colours as detected by my RGB CCD camera, and has an added lightness layer of Hydrogen Alpha to bring out the structure of the clouds.

This object is not too far away from the famous Orion and Horsehead nebulas and is almost finished for this season, and will be back again next (Australian) summer.

For the technically inclined, this is taken with 69 minutes of 3 minute exposures in RGB and 120 minutes of 3 minute exposures in Hydrogen Alpha. Using Celestron 9.25″ Edge HD & Hyperstar lens, QHY12 CCD and Baader Narrowband Filters & UHC Filter.

 Download Full Resolution (2048x1378) 1789KB


EQUIPMENT DYLAN USED
Here is some of the gear this photo was made with. Click for info

More Astrophotography ...

LDN1622 - Bogeyman Nebula
Astrophotography
Sunrise on Clavius Crater
Astrophotography
Helix Nebula
Astrophotography
IC 4685 - Bow and Arrow Nebula
Astrophotography
M20 Trifid Nebula
Astrophotography
The Dragon's Egg NGC 6164
Astrophotography
Lavender NGC 3324 "Gabriela Mistral" Nebula
Astrophotography
6% Moon with Earthshine.
Astrophotography
TWO GALAXIES KISSING - NGC 4038 & 4039
Astrophotography
M42 Orion's Misty Peaks
Astrophotography
M78 Dark Nebula
Astrophotography
NGC3576 - "Statue of Liberty" Nebula
Astrophotography
Henize N70 Superbubble Nebula
Astrophotography
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359
Astrophotography
SH2-279 - Orion's Little Brother
Astrophotography
Lunar Eclipse Totality (HDR) November 2022
Astrophotography
M16 - Eagle Nebula
Astrophotography
M20 Trifid Nebula
Astrophotography
NGC6188 - The Krakken (Nebula)
Astrophotography
Thackeray's Globules in IC2944
Astrophotography
The Jaguar in the Rose (NGC 2238 Detail)
Astrophotography
Horsehead Nebula (IC434) & VdB 52
Astrophotography
The Horsehead Nebula (B33, IC434 & Alnitak)
Astrophotography
NGC 2070 - Tarantula Nebula
Astrophotography
Astrophotography Archives ...