Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2736  ·  Pencil Nebula
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NGC 2736 v2 --remarkable detail--, Alex Woronow

NGC 2736 v2 --remarkable detail--

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC 2736 v2 --remarkable detail--, Alex Woronow

NGC 2736 v2 --remarkable detail--

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NGC 2736 HOO with RGB stars

OTA: CDK17

Camera: SBIG STXL11002 with AOX and FW8G (0.63 arsec/pxl)

Observatory: Heaven’s Mirror, Chile

EXPOSURES:

…Red……....3 x 900 sec.

…Blue…..….3 x 900

…Green……3 x 900

…OIII…..…22 x 1800 (teal)

…HII....…..22 x 1800 (red)

Total exposure 22.5 hours

Image Width: 26 arc-minutes

Processed by Alex Woronow (2020) using PixInsight, Topaz, 3DLut, SWT

The detail captured in this imaging set is remarkable. The finer structure enechelon streaming that "stacks" into the larger structures is revealed, thanks to AI programs. Comparing this image with the unprocessed image, each fine streamer in this image can be recognized in the original stacked images, but only by subtle differences in hue and tone. Also, the shapes of the red clouds in the center conform, even in the unprocessed stacks, to the shapes seen in the blue cloud too.

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NGC 2736 v2 --remarkable detail--, Alex Woronow