Well, here is my current take on what seems to be the subject of the month.
Cent A.
I was pleased to see some of the faint outer shell structures emerge from the data.
During the capture I also noticed on a night of reasonable seeing that the Alluna's collimation was a tad out...which was promptly fixed. I have to say I am now very pleased with the RC's data.
Some mild decon was applied to give the image some extra snap, which I'm sure will be noticed by those who like to examine the data under a microscope
Now all I need is some colour data to put this 2017 version away.
Fantastic Peter! That RC certainly produces good results.
Thanks...I consider myself very fortunate to be able to use such great scope. It just works.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Yep, I'd expect 19 hrs of Lum to do the trick! Sure looks like a great start there Peter! Very nice!
Can't tell whether the crispness is a result of the down scaling or the decon though .
Ta Marcus...the sharpness is a bit of both I had high hopes for more colour data tonight....
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Originally Posted by leon
Certainty impressive work Peter, love it.
Leon
Thanks Leon...it's getting there, but I figured I needed a reality check before I pushed further, hence my putting the L data up on the web to get some feedback.
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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh
You can always tell quality optics, combined with precise focus, and no doubt use of an AOX.
Very detailed, very nice.
cheers
Martin
Thanks Martin...indeed the AOX pulls in the data well. Pristine stars at 3300mm FL are otherwise a tad more of a challenge !
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Originally Posted by el_draco
Beautiful job. Cant wait to see the final version.
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Originally Posted by Octane
That is going to be an absolute corker once completed. :O
H
Thanks guys... the forecast will give me a chance to tinker with the colour data gathered so far (only about 5 hours worth all up)
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Well you're raising the bar again Peter. That Alluna is some scope but I think there is a certain amount of user skill involved too.
Cheers
Steve
Ta Steve. With the volume of data so far (77 x 15 minute subs) I'm warming to Pixinsight's handling of registration and stacking. Well worth the pain of getting to know PI's quirky interface.
Glad to see the shell structure. I noticed that was showing in my image as well but it made me wonder if was a processing artefact. Obviously its real.
Hi Peter,
what a tack sharp image.
The AO on such a premium scope really makes such a difference.
cheers
Allan
Ta. AO certainly helps, but I look at high resolution images as a suite of incremental steps you can take to improve images. Thermal control is also high on my list.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That's very good Peter nice and sharp.
Glad to see the shell structure. I noticed that was showing in my image as well but it made me wonder if was a processing artefact. Obviously its real.
Greg.
Thanks Greg, yes I wondered the same thing...particularly due the fact I image from light pollution central.... hence accurate sky-flats are a must for me.
An excellent image, Peter. Lovely to see the overlapping ring structures starting to emerge. They are very, very difficult. Also lots of distant galaxies.
An excellent image, Peter. Lovely to see the overlapping ring structures starting to emerge. They are very, very difficult. Also lots of distant galaxies.
Thanks M&T...I'm finding it very hard these days to compensate for the gigawatts of light spill into Sydney skies....anyway...as a glutton for punishment
Nice pic in colour Peter.
It looks so natural & those red areas of Ha have really made it interesting.
cheers
Allan
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Originally Posted by topheart
Fantabulous colour result Peter!!
Congratulations!
Tim
Thanks guys...but I think it still needs some work.
Got some weird shaped stars with the green data, hence there is some fringing in places. Plus in my exuberance to extract fine dust-lane details I also extracted a good deal of noise.
That said, still very happy to have persisted with the h-alpha data....soda without a twist would have been boring