Crescent Nebula

Greetings All,
I made an image of the Crescent - NGC6888. This was an Ha enhanced LRGB with the Ha providing a lot of the detail in the Luminance.

Full size image and exposure / processing details at:

http://jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6888.htm
(be sure to click on the image for full size)

This was done with my C8 - Artemis Camera and G11/Gemini. I am guiding these days with a new DSI Pro (terrific prices these days).

I had imaged the Crescent back in July of 2004. You can take a peak at that image here:

http://jthommes.com/MiscAstro/Archives/NGC6888.htm

Always a beautiful object, the Crescent. Well done Jim!

Tom

that is really a beautiful result, Jim!
one of your very best images!
congrats!

A beauty Jim.

Greg.

Fine detail, Jim.
A lot of people have trouble with the dynamic range of the Crescent and oversaturate the 'shoulders', but you've done well to preserve the detail throughout.

dan

Jim, That is an extremely beautiful version of the Crescent! The focus is great: the colors are beautiful: and the whole thing just shimmers. Nicely done Jim!
Cheers,
Tyler

Thanks folks for the comments - they are much appreciated.

dan kowall said:

Fine detail, Jim.
A lot of people have trouble with the dynamic range of the Crescent and oversaturate the 'shoulders', but you've done well to preserve the detail throughout.

dan

Dan, I know what you mean about the shoulders. I did compress the range quite a bit to preserve details in the shoulders. I worried it would look too flat - and it does in mono, but the color helps a lot.