Here's a rare one - vdB158

This one is not often imaged, and I know why -- very faint. When I was processing this I thought I had a bad gradient but as I progressed I could see that what I thought was a gradient was actually a whole lot of "dust" clouds. The background looks bright but it's the dust. If I darken it much more I will be black clipping! I sort of like seeing all the dust anyway.

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_00001d.htm

Comments/criticisms welcome.

Best,
Tom

hi Tom,

you did a remarkable job on this nebula!
it is a terrific result! very well done!

Tom.
That is an awesome image. The colors are spectacular.
Nice job,
Larry

Amazing shot Thomas!
You have spend almost 10 hours of exposure on this one! 8O talk about faint!

Thanks for sharing, and for the hard work!

Tom,
I don't know how you do it. Your images always astound me! I wish I had your processing skills. The image is simply beautiful.
Cheers,
Tyler

That is just beautiful Tom!
Your processing looks superb as always.
Nice little bonus with the PK in there too

Jason

Oh my! How did I miss this one earlier! Wonderful shot, Tom! You are the King of Dust!

Eric

Thank you all for the kind comments.

Tom

Very nice Tom! Are we going to see you at AIC this year?

Regards,