Here is my latest project. It is a region of the sky not imaged before by an amateur (as far as I can find). This obscure region in Cepheus has any clouds of dust sculpted by the winds of nearby stars.

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astr...s-1_00001c.htm

I hope you enjoy it.
Comments and criticisms welcome.

Tom

Absolutely stunning. A great find and perfect subject for your wide field system. I hope to have something wide field by summer, if that ever arrives. Still buried in snow here.

Rick

Tom,

This is a great image. I really like how the dark is the key part of the image rather than the light.

Does this have any relation to Steve Mandel's Unexplored Nebula project?

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Very beautiful it is, and the dust regions makes it very awesome and interesting!. an Oustanding image of this not too well known region. Thanks Tom and Clear Skies

How DO you do it Tom?

Awesome. Really beautiful.

thank you for sharing

best regards

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Hi Tom.
Great capture, nice and bright and clear. Good job.


Paul

Tom,

Congrats! on the only image I've ever seen of this region, Its awesome! You did an incredible processing job too!

A Beautiful Catch,

Glad to see the skies have finally cleared for you too!

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Hi Andy,

These nebulae are within the Milky Way where as Steve's nebulae are extragalactic.

Tom

Thanks, John.

The sky is clearing, but that is relative. I literally got the data for this image between storm fronts! Hopefully a better summer than the winter is coming.

Tom

Really breath-taking. Blowing this up to full screen on my work LCD made me feel like I could practically step out into one of those clouds.

"Stunning" is a small word for this. Amazing work.

Very cool picture, Tom.
I don't think I've seen this area documented in photos before and I've looked at many.

-V

Steve's nebulae are indeed Galactic, not extragalactic. They are just at high latitude.

Exquisite. Beautiful colour in the clouds. One for the desktop if you don't mind.

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Matt
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Issac Asimov

...though I am late - let me congratulate on another reference-image for your ASA scope!
superb!

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