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A Celestial Elephant Trunk
A Celestial Elephant Trunk
jlanoue


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2008 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Bedford, NH
Date: Sep 2, 2008
Galleries: Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Jan 12, 2009

 Took this shot over the course of 2 nights in September using my 10" newtonian telescope from my backyard in Bedford, NH. This is a composite of 5 10 minute exposures with a IDAS light pollution filter and 5 10 minute exposures with a hydrogen alpha filter. The hydrogen alpha filter allows me to shoot through sky fog and pollution and isolate the red part of the nebula. I then combined the HA image with the red channel of the original which adds depth and contrast to the image. Once combined I then adjusted color channels, contrast and some selective repair of overbrightened stars.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 531
Avg (all users): 6.2522
Avg (commenters): 8.0909
Avg (participants): 6.2807
Avg (non-participants): 6.1636
Views since voting: 1516
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 226
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/23/2009 12:09:40 PM
Nice work here from your 85th place neighbor!

I gave you a 7 in this challenge... Its pretty good, but your Orion photo I thought was your best I've seen. That'll probably be the standard I hold you to!

I would love to attend a workshop on how to do this. I used to love looking for constellations.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2009 07:38:41 PM
OMG this is absolutley Celestial! amazing and perfect...thanks for posting this, I never would otherwise see this beautiful sight
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 01/22/2009 07:33:26 PM
unreal!
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 01/19/2009 07:54:04 AM
stunning, just stunning
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 01/18/2009 07:47:01 PM
I'll always score good, even decent, astrophotography high, because I have such envy and respect for those who can do it. This is very good. I wish I had studied astronomy...

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 07:32:32.
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 01/18/2009 10:05:08 AM
I'm staring and staring, but I just can't see a trunk. Fabulous image though, it's a privilege to be able to see so deep into space :)
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 01/17/2009 06:32:41 PM
fascinating (as always)
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 01/17/2009 11:24:22 AM
what lens are you using?
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 01/16/2009 11:53:52 PM
This looks like John. Amazing as always, 10! Good luck!!
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 01/16/2009 10:45:00 PM
I am once again blown away at the enormity of this universe - the details and beauty of this image is enthralling
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 01/16/2009 07:01:52 PM
wow! will never tire at admiring these kind of shots.. Lovely 8
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 01/16/2009 12:59:58 AM
I seriously can't tell the difference between your shots and the Hubble's. Nice nebula there!
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