I took that!

[fatwoul]

Right? Nevermind Crab Nebula. Doesn't look anything like a crab. Space Brain Nebula from now on.

[heartbreak]

[fearful_syzygy]

That branch is nicely in focus.

[heartbreak]

It was a chance encounter. About a block from home, right above the sidewalk. Took a few shots with the phone and then it dawned on me to just go home and get a real camera, to bad there wasn't a real photographer to go with it... Most of the pictures turned out bad. This one grew on me though. I kind of like that the focus is on the branch and the hawk is in the background. If you look closely you'll also find death in the picture. Wish I could take credit for it but it was all luck.

[fatwoul]

Look at how many damn stars there are. The Rosette Nebula in the middle fills about 1.3 degrees of the sky, which is about 3 times the width of the full moon.

[fatwoul]

[modiFIed]

It does look like a Rosette.

Meanwhile, things have really changed on Wall Street since July.

[fatwoul]

[fatwoul]

[fearful_syzygy]

[po-m]

That's amazing--mostly because that guy actually exists--but amazing nonetheless.

[modiFIed]

That's actually the president of Columbia, Mr. Lee Bollinger.

Seriously, lots of neat stuff going on in that one. Nicely done.

[fatwoul]

New camera...

[fearful_syzygy]

[fatwoul]

I've started generating colour images with the new (watercooled) camera:

[fatwoul]

The Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7) is a planetary nebula in Cygnus. It is so faint that it was only discovered in 2007, by a guy called Dave Jurasevich.

Here's a close-up (it's the circle about 1/4 the width of the image, dead-centre):

[fatwoul]

[fatwoul]

[po-m]

That thing needs to be circumcised.

[fatwoul]

That thing needs to be circumcised.

I am always amused at how many people see a penis in the Heart Nebula. I suppose they're both related to love, though.

Here's a twinkly one:

[JuggaloStatix]

God Damn it's good to see you post fats, also great work my friend. When did you get into space photography? Thread was TL;DR

[Farehamer]

What is your new camera fats? Make me drool fella.

[rcarljohnson]

Awesome pictures! Love seeing the pictures of space, great work!

[fatwoul]

photography? Thread was TL;DR[/QUOTE]

Thank you. Initially started goofing around with it in about 2001, the same time I joined here. In 2008, when I landed my current job, I finally had the steady income needed to fund it properly. So now I have my own observatory.

What is your new camera fats? Make me drool fella.

New camera and telescope, in fact:



The yellow bit is the new telescope, a Takahashi Epsilon 180 ED f/2.8 astrograph (if you know telescopes, you know f/2.8 is stupidly fast)

The red bit is the new camera, an Atik 4000 Mono. 4MP black and white sensor capable of being cooled to 40 degrees below ambient.

Awesome pictures! Love seeing the pictures of space, great work!

Thanks Carl.

[heartbreak]

Holy shit fats! That's amazing. Also, congrats on having your own observatory. No wonder you've been posting the pics you have been. :)

[fatwoul]

And this is what the combination can do:


Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Hydrogen Alpha


Rosette Nebula in SHO/Hubble Palette


California Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha

[LJonesy]

I'm not seeing a picture, especially after po's response i really want to see it! Repost!

[Farehamer]

Fats. Sweet.

[Ra-ra]

F_S, I really love that photo.... it's beautiful.

Fatwoul is just showing off now... (I'm bitter I haven't yet received the photo he promised..... ) :(

Ok, a few from me:

Somewhere underground...



Exploring German mines:









The two photos I was awarded merits for at a caving convention... (I've never had an award for a photo before so this is very exciting for me... :p)

[modiFIed]

This thread has been very entertaining lately.

Thanks for the pics!