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Old 30-12-2018, 11:04 AM
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New gear, First Light - now in colour

Apologies for the same target popping up again, but I'm keen to reveal this now completed first tricolour narrowband image with the new 10" f4 CF Newtonian & Tak NJP mount

Taken under LP in Suburban Melbourne.

Processed in APP & Photoshop 2018

Ha 3nm 22x10min
S2 3nm 18x10min
RGB 20x60sec ea

O3 3nm 12 x 30min (old RC8 OTA data - darn clouds!)

The resolution/contrast of the new rig appears to yield pleasing results

Peter Ward's direct critique of my previous attempt at this rightly prompted me to reconsider my approach to imaging, and to step up to the next level of equipment. I was able to part with most of my former gear, the proceeds of which funded the purchase of these wonderful new toys.

I figure that when experienced and respected astrophotographers take the time to critique one's images, one can either take offence and run away - or take it on the chin, suck it up & learn from/act on the comments, (however direct they may appear at the time).

I chose the latter and am grateful for the push

Description: ESO/APOD - Two unlikely nebulae located side-by-side. The pinkish nebula on the far left, known as NGC 2014, is an ionized gas cloud comprised almost entirely of hydrogen. A cluster of stars are responsible for the characteristic glow accompanying the ionization. When the stellar winds pierced through the galaxy, hydrogen atoms were stripped of their electrons when they came in contact with ultraviolet radiation streaming from young, energetic stars . The clouds of gas were then reborn when the hydrogen and their electrons recombined.

Its blueish partner (pictured on the right) is NGC 2020. Its bubble-like cavity was naturally carved out as gaseous material was carried away by stellar winds.In contrast to NGC 2014, the bluish hue seen here is the work of one single, massive, unstable star called a Wolf-Rayet star. Instead of acting as an agent for the ionization of hydrogen, this star is responsible for ionizing surrounding oxygen atoms. (Hence the variation in color)

The rose-like Dragon Head Nebula NGC 2032/2040 is pictured to the right.

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Old 30-12-2018, 01:17 PM
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Very nice colour and detail Andy!

Cannot even tell that there is a mix of data there considering the image scale differences.
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Old 30-12-2018, 02:05 PM
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Soooo....what's not to like here?

Let me see.....

Beautifully tight stars, great colour, excellent tracking, silky smooth data,
thoughtfully processed.

Damm. Absolutely nothing to nit-pick


Well done Andy
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Old 30-12-2018, 02:45 PM
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Very nice colour and detail Andy!

Cannot even tell that there is a mix of data there considering the image scale differences.
Cheers Colin - APP does an amazing job of preprocessing, stacking and integrating data, even with different image scales - it's a great asset to have in the processing arsenal


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Soooo....what's not to like here?

Let me see.....

Beautifully tight stars, great colour, excellent tracking, silky smooth data,
thoughtfully processed.

Damm. Absolutely nothing to nit-pick


Well done Andy
WOOHOO! Cheers Peter (and thanks again for the much needed push)
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Old 30-12-2018, 03:43 PM
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Nice work Andy. Its a very photogenic scene, nicely done.

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Looking good Andy...you will enjoy the higher resolution road ahead I am sure

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Old 30-12-2018, 05:31 PM
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Nice work Andy. Its a very photogenic scene, nicely done.

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Cheers Greg, It's a wonderful region and I'm all done with the LMC for now - time to move on to something new

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Cheers Mike and thanks for all the advice in the earller thread, re-reading it made interesting reading (and a few D'oh moments!) I'm delighted with this rig so far - hopefully many more years of enjoyable imaging to follow
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that is a beauty-well done!
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Wucca wucca!

Super nice!
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Old 31-12-2018, 07:15 PM
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Andy that's splendid !

The image is especially sharp and crisp. (Our arthritic old version looks embarrassingly out of focus, and with no camera at present we can't rush out and do it again.)

We have a question about the colour. It looks roughly as expected but not quite. That could be because of the addition of the RGB data.
Is the NB mapped SHO --> RGB ? How did you combine the RGB with the NB?

Ripper stuff.

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You get a new scope and bang this out within a few days. Midas touch !
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Old 01-01-2019, 04:38 PM
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Congratulations!
Tim

that is a beauty-well done!

Wucca wucca!

Super nice!

Top shelf!
Cheers Tim, Graham, Bart & Marc - very kind


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Andy that's splendid !

The image is especially sharp and crisp. (Our arthritic old version looks embarrassingly out of focus, and with no camera at present we can't rush out and do it again.)

We have a question about the colour. It looks roughly as expected but not quite. That could be because of the addition of the RGB data.
Is the NB mapped SHO --> RGB ? How did you combine the RGB with the NB?

Ripper stuff.

Best,
MnT
Thanks M&T - I used the Marco Lorenzi method to combine the NB with the RGB.
The RGB is really only just for the star colours though.


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I was lucky that Diego sorted so well it prior to purchase, cheers Chris!
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That's a very classy result from the new set up, Andy
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Beautiful Andy!
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Wow - that's just beautiful Andy. Well done!

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