Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by ambaker:
Very nice capture. Hope you write up how it was done. Nice and sharp.

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by Marc923:
looks pretty good.

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by Blackbox:
Well, I really think they wanted to see stars that were not in the sky. But, your photo is awesome and I know the difficulty photos like this can cause. And the expense! Excellent: 10

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by Connor:
WOW great shot, love the colour, i realy like all the liitle stars, 8

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by CorySmith:
amazing, you have an amazing talent and skill for capturing these sights so far away

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by bvlindalou:
cool image

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by awelsh:
Nice rosette.. good thing you had advanced editing in your favor. Looks like you used a modded DSLR as well.

I predict this won't vote very well, folks here don't appreciate astrophotos unless there is some element of the ground/Earth in the shot... except maybe an exceptional wide angle shot of Orion or something.

If I had a choice for this contest, I would have done a 50mm shot of Orion with Barnard's loop in it.

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by jomari:
Wow! Excellent exposure.

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:
interesting!

Rosette Nebula, a giant stellar nursery
by Pascal

Comment by robinssong:
What a breathtaking shot this is! Talk about stars!! I like the natural red color you have captured and the wonderful dark center.