Thank you all for your encouragement. There is plenty of room for improvement (I eagerly await Colin's interpretation of the Lobster) but the overall result is not too bad, given the moon phase, thanks to 3nm Astrodons, the mount and SGP that flawlessly did meridian flips and looked after collecting data over several nights while I was asleep.
Maaaate! This is utterly superb! Sure the core is bright but it's a case of M8/Hourglass, M42/Trap. You've still got the whole dynamic range down pat and it's relevant to the fov. I particularly like the Oiii regions with the overlapping Sii/Ha. Very reminiscent of the Rosette nebula. Best I've seen of this object. Kudos to you.
Well done Suavi
You have shown the three wavelengths well, and processed it beautifully.
From experience there wasn't much O3 present, so you've brought what's there nicely into play.
It has a sinister brooding look to it which I think suits this object well.
At risk of playing Devil's advocate though, imo it's still a bit soft. Not out of focus soft, but lacking defined edge transition. Notwithstanding others earlier comments about whether or not that's "real"
Now if you're after a soft ethereal look then that's totally ok too - but this subject has dramatic cocoons, gas pockets and shock fronts that present skeletally, which imo lend themselves to a more 'defined' result.
Moving on, your colour palatte choice is sublime and it's a top shelf image, very well done!
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Great picture Suavi,
That CFF 105mm is working really well -
you have perfect tight stars from corner to corner.
Is it the oil spaced version?
Anyway - your scope seems to be performing at least as well as more well known premium scopes.
An all round excellent image Suavi, colour (all three!), detail, general processing, framing, everything, all really nice, well done mate...worthy of another bridge that
Maaaate! This is utterly superb! Sure the core is bright but it's a case of M8/Hourglass, M42/Trap. You've still got the whole dynamic range down pat and it's relevant to the fov. I particularly like the Oiii regions with the overlapping Sii/Ha. Very reminiscent of the Rosette nebula. Best I've seen of this object. Kudos to you.
Thank you Marc for your encouragement, and yes, I agree, the core is quite bright but in the end I have decided against compressing the data.
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Originally Posted by JA
That's sensational Suavi
Best
JA
Glad you like it JA.
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Originally Posted by graham.hobart
Incredible ! lobster thermidor!!
It does look quite...intimidating
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Originally Posted by Andy01
Well done Suavi
You have shown the three wavelengths well, and processed it beautifully.
From experience there wasn't much O3 present, so you've brought what's there nicely into play.
It has a sinister brooding look to it which I think suits this object well.
At risk of playing Devil's advocate though, imo it's still a bit soft. Not out of focus soft, but lacking defined edge transition. Notwithstanding others earlier comments about whether or not that's "real"
Now if you're after a soft ethereal look then that's totally ok too - but this subject has dramatic cocoons, gas pockets and shock fronts that present skeletally, which imo lend themselves to a more 'defined' result.
Moving on, your colour palatte choice is sublime and it's a top shelf image, very well done!
Thanks Andy. Yes, there wasn't much OIII so it took a bit of experimentation to bring it up. There are no doubt a few things I could have done better and I was also initially thinking of adding RGB stars, but I am ready to move on to another project
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Originally Posted by Retrograde
That's a delicious looking cooked lobster! Amazing depth.
Thank you Pete
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Originally Posted by alpal
Great picture Suavi,
That CFF 105mm is working really well -
you have perfect tight stars from corner to corner.
Is it the oil spaced version?
Anyway - your scope seems to be performing at least as well as more well known premium scopes.
cheers
Allan
Thank you Allan. Yes, it is an oil spaced triplet and it is quite sufficient for me at this stage
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
An all round excellent image Suavi, colour (all three!), detail, general processing, framing, everything, all really nice, well done mate...worthy of another bridge that
Mike
Well, that bridge projection with he photo of the dragons was just a fluke, but I'm glad you like this image Mike
A friend of mine had a long f ratio oil spaced doublet &
claimed that he saw the best views of Mars with that
compared with any other telescope he'd ever used.
He wished later that he'd never sold it.
This is utterly superb! Sure the core is bright but it's a case of M8/Hourglass, M42/Trap. You've still got the whole dynamic range down pat and it's relevant to the fov. I particularly like the Oiii regions with the overlapping Sii/Ha. Very reminiscent of the Rosette nebula. Best I've seen of this object. Kudos to you. 
