William Ostling
A colorful cosmic rose: A collaboration of 110+ hours of data from three continents
Full version: theastroenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rosette...
Starless version: theastroenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/starles...
I highly recommend opening the full version to take a closer look at some of the finer details revealed by the large integration time. A starless copy is also provided to show off fainter detail.
This incredibly detailed image of the Rosette nebula was created from more than 110 hours of exposure across three continents — Europe, USA, and Oceania. We combined 1064 subframes and 6791 minutes of exposure to reveal faint details previously masked by lower amounts of data. The high exposure time also allowed us to sharpen fine features, giving the image more contrast and revealing more fine structures.
On the top of the image lies a wispy structure of bok globules and dust, framed by the glowing ionized gas behind it. The center of the image displays the faint particle streams created by sulfur and oxygen gas blown away from the bright cluster of stars. Just below the center of the rosette nebula lies a beautiful mountain-like structure created by sulfur and hydrogen gas. Through the center of the image, faint wisps of glowing sulfer gas are visible above the dominant oxygen gas.
Credits:
Image Acquisition: Jens Unger (www.instagram.com/jazz.astro/), Rob Olson (www.instagram.com/the.robservatory/), Dominic Annis (www.instagram.com/domnuch/), Justin P. (www.instagram.com/justadudewitha_camera_/), Amrit Prasad (www.instagram.com/amrit.insta/), Tommy Lease (www.instagram.com/colorado_astro/), Jay Aigner (www.instagram.com/aignerastro/)
Image Processing: William Ostling (theastroenthusiast.com/), Justin P. (www.instagram.com/justadudewitha_camera_/)
We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! The link to join is in our Instagram bio: www.instagram.com/friendly.cosmos/
A colorful cosmic rose: A collaboration of 110+ hours of data from three continents
Full version: theastroenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rosette...
Starless version: theastroenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/starles...
I highly recommend opening the full version to take a closer look at some of the finer details revealed by the large integration time. A starless copy is also provided to show off fainter detail.
This incredibly detailed image of the Rosette nebula was created from more than 110 hours of exposure across three continents — Europe, USA, and Oceania. We combined 1064 subframes and 6791 minutes of exposure to reveal faint details previously masked by lower amounts of data. The high exposure time also allowed us to sharpen fine features, giving the image more contrast and revealing more fine structures.
On the top of the image lies a wispy structure of bok globules and dust, framed by the glowing ionized gas behind it. The center of the image displays the faint particle streams created by sulfur and oxygen gas blown away from the bright cluster of stars. Just below the center of the rosette nebula lies a beautiful mountain-like structure created by sulfur and hydrogen gas. Through the center of the image, faint wisps of glowing sulfer gas are visible above the dominant oxygen gas.
Credits:
Image Acquisition: Jens Unger (www.instagram.com/jazz.astro/), Rob Olson (www.instagram.com/the.robservatory/), Dominic Annis (www.instagram.com/domnuch/), Justin P. (www.instagram.com/justadudewitha_camera_/), Amrit Prasad (www.instagram.com/amrit.insta/), Tommy Lease (www.instagram.com/colorado_astro/), Jay Aigner (www.instagram.com/aignerastro/)
Image Processing: William Ostling (theastroenthusiast.com/), Justin P. (www.instagram.com/justadudewitha_camera_/)
We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! The link to join is in our Instagram bio: www.instagram.com/friendly.cosmos/