Well, this is by far my longest integration so far at just shy of 47 hours. This particular version is at a lower resolution than I’d like. I’m working on a higher resolution version but I’m still figuring out the best way of working on it.
This is a four panel mosaic of:
464x300s Ha
164x180s RGB
46.87 hours total
I was hoping that imaging the RGB on both sides of meridian would help even out some of the optical issues but it didn’t
All four frames suffer from astigmatism and tilt in various directions and decreasing the tilt increases the astigmatism
A heroic effort, and we can see the running chicken!
As well as the obvious goodness, I particularly like the starry background, including the wonderful open cluster on the far left, and the dust lanes above.
A heroic effort, and we can see the running chicken!
As well as the obvious goodness, I particularly like the starry background, including the wonderful open cluster on the far left, and the dust lanes above.
Best,
Mike
Thanks M&T. Still looking for the best way of combining Ha to the RGB but what I’ve got at the moment doesn’t destroy the stars at the moment. Like you, I like the Ha adding to the image and not losing the stars like when making Ha as a luminance.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Wow lot'a work there Col, give yourself a pat on the back and a very nice result...see attached image and pretend she's red
Mike
Thanks Mike, that’s the chicken I need to put in the oven.. that’ll make it nice and toasty red!
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Originally Posted by Tony_
Beautiful image Colin! Very well done.
Not sure if the 47 hours was worth it though - Mike seems to have brought out a lot more detail with a quick snap shot?
Tony.
The 47 hours is definitely worth it for the faint Ha that is along most of the right side of the image. It’s now showing up so well in this version but when I process the full res image it shows up as a muddy region as opposed to black. This is where deep integrations win out
Also, Mike did the Seagull Nebula, not the Running chicken
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Originally Posted by LewisM
I hate to say it Colin but I will - you’ve lost the Boks Globules. My only criticism. I think you need to mask them and bring up the contrast.
Now that aside. 47 hrs???!!! Seriously? That’s heroic. I like the star field left bottom and the expanse
A lot of the is the resolution drop that I’m trying to fix. I’m looking for the best way of running deconvolution, I’ve tried a few times and I’ve got another thing to test to tonight.
When I manage to upload a 210 megapixel image at 0.65”/pixel the bok globules show up a lot nicer than at 3”/pixel.
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Originally Posted by RickS
Looks like the flaming chicken to me Nice work, Colin
It's a Hot & Spicy!huge hours Col...lot of work you might want to tame that Ha with some lum or (Sudo lum) in the blend and you should get your boks back.
The 47 hours is definitely worth it for the faint Ha that is along most of the right side of the image. It’s now showing up so well in this version but when I process the full res image it shows up as a muddy region as opposed to black. This is where deep integrations win out
Also, Mike did the Seagull Nebula, not the Running chicken
Yes the 47 hours is worth it - I'm lucky to get 47 minutes - I'm still into quantity over quality - but I'll get to 2 hours+ one night. (The image Mike posted above is the one I referred to as more detailed - it is definitely a running chicken - yours is great, but no feathers)
Hey Colin, it's nicely framed and seamlessly assembled but the saturation is a bit bedazzling!
So much so I feel that it's overpowering the detail below.
imo if you backed it off it will be a much stronger image.
Working and working on a less saturated image. Need to do some HDR as well to reduce the central brightness.
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Originally Posted by multiweb
This is not HaRGB, it's hot spicy tabasco.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
We have Flamingo Pink Mike, Swamp Green Marc, and now - Tobasco Red Col.
I could put 15% Ha into the blue channel and go pink
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Red Rooster anyone?
Yep, I’d back the h-alpha blend off just a tad.
My Ha blend at the moment is simply adding Ha to the red channel as a normalised Max function and then just editing the RGB. I did some more natural saturation in PixInsight and then did some more in Lightroom and went over the top!
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Originally Posted by atalas
It's a Hot & Spicy!huge hours Col...lot of work you might want to tame that Ha with some lum or (Sudo lum) in the blend and you should get your boks back.
It’s more the saturation that I’ve overdone!
I’m still fiddling with the best way of combining the different layers.
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Originally Posted by Tony_
Yes the 47 hours is worth it - I'm lucky to get 47 minutes - I'm still into quantity over quality - but I'll get to 2 hours+ one night. (The image Mike posted above is the one I referred to as more detailed - it is definitely a running chicken - yours is great, but no feathers)
I should have picked up on hat but it flew right over my head!
There are registration issues around the centre which are from a combination of tilt and astigmatism, when this is fixed I should get some nice tight stars!
and a very nice result...see attached image and pretend she's red 
