Re: [APML] The Pincher - Going Deep

[john laborde <jlaborde@ix.netcom.com>]

Bravo Chris! You really did get deep on this one. I like the way you 
captured the sutle details within the nebula. I have shot this area many 
times and have not reached the level of faint nebulosity you captured 
here. I'm just going to have to go to New Mexico.

John

Chris Cook wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Here's another film collaboration image between Jim Janusz and myself.  This
>one is of the faint reflection nebulas IC4592 & IC4601 surrounding Nu Scorpi
>in the northern pincher of Scorpius.  This is one of my favorite regions....
>Faint and mysterious.   The inky black skies of NM made this deep image
>possible.  Total exposure was 80 minutes at f/2.8.  I love how the
>reflection nebulas are embedded within an even fainter cloud of dust and
>reddish emission nebulosity.  So cool!
>
>I color balanced it to what I thought was as close to "correct" as possible.
>The whole field is full of very faint blue and red nebulosity creating a
>faint magenta haze across the whole frame.  A tough one to balance out.
>Comments are welcome.
>
>So here ya go... film ain't dead yet. <vbg>
>
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/IC4592-4601.html
>
>Chris
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