Vela Supernova Remnant - The Dragons Keep (Terry Robison)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Vela (Vel)

Vela Supernova Remnant - The Dragons Keep, Terry Robison

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Vela Supernova Remnant - The Dragons Keep

At first, I believed that I had a single bright star in my frame. However further investigation revealed that there were two stars positioned in such a way that they appear as one. The brightest (HIP41639) is blazing away at Mag 5, and the second star (GSC 7673:2997) was a little dimmer at mag 6.8. Their combined intensities certainly added an additional challenge to processing the data with the intent to reveal dim Super-Nova Remanet details. The frame contains a fairly small snapshot of the large Vela SNR complex. I used SII, Ha, OIII, Lum, Red, Green, and Blue filters to capture the fairly dramatic area of sky.

The narrowband data could have been used to create a separate image. I made a decision to attempt the more traditional RGB colour palette as I find it more appealing and pleasing to look at. Hopefully, I didn’t venture too far from the path, and the result is not too wacky looking.

I do get the feeling of peering into a chamber when I look at the result. The perfect environment for something scary to be lurking within... Perhaps "The Dragons Keep".

Instruments Used:

10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1

Astro Physics AP-900 Mount

SBIG STL 11000m

FLI Filter Wheel

Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters

Baader Planetarium H-alpha 7nm Narrowband-Filter

Exposure Details:

Ha 30 X 1800

OIII 30 X 1800

SII 29 X 1800

Lum 30 X 900

Red 19 X 450

Green 20 x 450

Blue 20 X 450

59.375 Hours

Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV)
Objects of the South - negative declination only

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