Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  e Vel
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Vela SNR : Red Dawn, Brian Boyle
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Vela SNR : Red Dawn

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Vela SNR : Red Dawn

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Started my Vela campaign last night.  Vela sails directly overhead here, so even in the short summer nights, it is still possible to get a good amount of data.  I had planned to wait until I had a) more data b) [SII] or c) a mosaic but a last minute rotation of the image made me sit back at my seat and reconsider.

Strange as it may sound, a simple rotation the image brought it to life for me, adding a sense of movement and dynamism which it had lacked.  Aided by the HOO colour scheme, It immediately reminded me of one of those triumphalist socialist posters of the 50s and 60s, complete with a red dawn at the bottom and a flaming torch of communism held high by the proletariat workforce. OK, perhaps a little too much.

Apologies for putting up a work in progress, but I thought it would be fun to post at this stage.  And any advice gratefully received on where I should go next with Vela (mosaic, better S/N or SII).  I may do all three.

Ha: 18 x 300s
[OIII] 18 x 300s

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