The Pointers in Centaurus and the Southern Cross (Crux)

[Octane (Humayun)]

Hi all,

Taken at Lostock.

Read and view here.

Comments and critique welcome.

Warning: file is approximately 1.6 MB in size.

Regards,
Humayun

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow! Awesome, well done!

Might want to give a file size warning (over 1.5meg).

[davidpretorius]

wow, i really like that!

well done!

[Dennis]

Hello, Humayun

That is one awesome image. Superb composition, detail and processing. Loved your presentation and description too!

Cheers

Dennis

[Orion]

Beautiful photo well done, hard to believe there are so many stars out there!

[h0ughy (David)]

Awesome, I know we saw lots of stars out there

[RB (Andrew)]

mmmm?
Your Polar Alignment might be spot on but your focus is way off !!!

You should be focusing on your studies and work commitments.
Not wasting time on this addictive hobby of your's.

Also the image is very noisy, is that Deep Purple in the background?



I knew you where gonna bag a stunna when I saw your raw data that night Humayun.
It's a beautiful image and you've really done well in every step of the way.
From Polar alignment, focus, aquisition, putting up with me, calibration, stacking, processing and presentation.

10/10 mate.

[acropolite (Phil)]

Andrew said it all, nice work Humayan, especially so considering the short amount of time you have had your equipment.

[atalas]

Brilliant !

[Starkler (Geoff)]

I love the widefield shots
Well done !

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by iceman

Wow! Awesome, well done!

Might want to give a file size warning (over 1.5meg).

Thanks, Mike!

I'll update my post to include file size.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by davidpretorius

wow, i really like that!

well done!

Hi David,

I'm glad you like it.

Thanks.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Hello, Humayun

That is one awesome image. Superb composition, detail and processing. Loved your presentation and description too!

Cheers

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for the compliments.

There's more on the way.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by Orion

Beautiful photo well done, hard to believe there are so many stars out there!

Hi Ed,

Thank you.

I believe IRIS counted something like 15,000 stars. Well, the bright ones, anyway.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Awesome, I know we saw lots of stars out there

Hi David,

Thanks!

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by Rocket Boy

mmmm?
Your Polar Alignment might be spot on but your focus is way off !!!

You should be focusing on your studies and work commitments.
Not wasting time on this addictive hobby of your's.

Also the image is very noisy, is that Deep Purple in the background?



I knew you where gonna bag a stunna when I saw your raw data that night Humayun.
It's a beautiful image and you've really done well in every step of the way.
From Polar alignment, focus, aquisition, putting up with me, calibration, stacking, processing and presentation.

10/10 mate.

Hi Andrew,

Haha, I finished my studies years ago. I'm teaching in the evenings so it's not getting in the way!

Thanks for the compliment and heads up.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Andrew said it all, nice work Humayan, especially so considering the short amount of time you have had your equipment.

Hi Phil,

Thank you!

I like to go full on -- learning IRIS has been frustrating, but fun at the same time. It's a wonderful piece of software magic.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Brilliant !

Louie,

Just one word? I was expecting a critique from you!

This image wouldn't have been possible without your assistance in polar alignment.

I'm indebted to you.

Regards,
Humayun

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by Starkler

I love the widefield shots
Well done !

Hi Geoff,

Thank you!

Regards,
Humayun

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

bravo!
that is a keeper if ever there was one