NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

Here is the Pacman nebula taken from Dublin last night.
60 Min Ha and O3, 40 Min S2.
Hubble Palette.

Michael.

PacManNebula Hubble Palette Vortex by Michael Murphy , on Flickr

Nice one Michael. I know I could be accused of doing it too much.....but I would be inclined to use some noise reduction on this. The better option (not always available in Dublin I know) is to give it more time to increase the SNR.

Brendan.

It does need some noise reduction, and work on the background, it's  bit to purple for my liking.
I am hoping to get more S2 this evening so I can have another go.

Michael.

Just seen the weather forecast.......more of that wet stuff on the way 

I got a grand total of one 5 minute sub before the clouds rolled in

Such a shame Michael!

I had followed your thread today, and I was looking forward to seeing tonight's work...typical!

Clear skies,

Darren.