Popular Post Hannahgrace Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 When we (SW UK) had the incredible 9 clear nights in a row during March, I focused solely on this target, the tadpole nebula. I took over 31 hours of exposure, and processed in PixInsight and PS CC. I learnt that the tadpoles are roughly 10 light years long! Crazy!!!! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Good work Hannah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahgrace Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, TerryMcK said: Good work Hannah. Thank you Terry 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Thats a wonderful image - 31 hours very well spent! Superb processing too. The size of the nebulae we image is something I really struggle to get my head around. We just don't have a "point of reference " to allow us to understand how big 10L.Y's actually is. One that always get me is that the rosette nebula is around 130 LY in diameter. our solar system is (apparently!) 0.00127 L.Ys in diameter.Crazy is right. You've made a beautiful image of a very big thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahgrace Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, Dmack1 said: Thats a wonderful image - 31 hours very well spent! Superb processing too. The size of the nebulae we image is something I really struggle to get my head around. We just don't have a "point of reference " to allow us to understand how big 10L.Y's actually is. One that always get me is that the rosette nebula is around 130 LY in diameter. our solar system is (apparently!) 0.00127 L.Ys in diameter.Crazy is right. You've made a beautiful image of a very big thing. Thank you so much! The cloudy nights started as soon as I had the amount of data I wanted, funny! Wow, I didn’t know that! That is ridiculously cool and so ‘wow’!!!!!! I didn’t know that the rosette was so big! thank you for your lovely comments 🥰 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonyme Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Beautiful and fascinating Hannah. Close to 60 trillion miles....bonkers! If you consider you would take close to 20 years to fly to the sun travelling at the speed of your average passenger aircraft, you'd definitely need your flight socks for a trip along tadpole way! Gary😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahgrace Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Sonyme said: Beautiful and fascinating Hannah. Close to 60 trillion miles....bonkers! If you consider you would take close to 20 years to fly to the sun travelling at the speed of your average passenger aircraft, you'd definitely need your flight socks for a trip along tadpole way! Gary😃 Thank you Gary! Ahhhhh that’s just absolutely insane!!!!!!!! 😳 such an interesting fact! I will definitely remember that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Nicely processed! A great example of concentrating on one target and doing it well👍. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahgrace Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 11 hours ago, paul said: Nicely processed! A great example of concentrating on one target and doing it well👍. Thanks Paul! I try to stick to one target at a time and give as much as I can 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Holdsworth Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 That's a wonderful image Hannah & very nice subtle processing. 31 hours of exposure in the UK is outstanding ! My understanding is 1 light year is equivalent to 5.88 trillion miles........crazy ! Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahgrace Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 22 hours ago, P Holdsworth said: That's a wonderful image Hannah & very nice subtle processing. 31 hours of exposure in the UK is outstanding ! My understanding is 1 light year is equivalent to 5.88 trillion miles........crazy ! Paul Thank you Paul!! It was an incredible run of clear nights! Oh my goodness it’s just so huge and I cannot comprehend it all 🥲!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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