Dreamcatcher | Tristan & Isolde (IC405 IC410 SH2-240 Composite) (GW)

Dreamcatcher | Tristan & Isolde (IC405 IC410 SH2-240 Composite)

The work takes inspiration from the 12th-century medieval romantic poem of Tristan and Isolde. The base image is composed of a two-panel mosaic of IC405 (The Flaming Star Nebula) and IC410 (The Tadpole Nebula, here representing the characters Tristan and Isolde). The supernova remnant SH2-240 (The Spaghetti Nebula) has been overlaid on the base to add an extra dynamic element. The resulting composite image offers a new visual perspective of what are otherwise three separate and commonly photographed deep sky objects. Originally captured in monochrome, a triadic colour scheme was used to bring out some of the key elements in the image. A depth-of-field adjustment was used to introduce an additional element of visual interest. The base two-panel mosaic (IC405 and IC410) was imaged in mid-January 2022 with a William Optics GT71 refractor and the final images of SH2-240 were captured in late December 2022 and January 2023 with a Celestron RASA 8 reflector scope.

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