My best to date, NGC 3324

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

This image of NGC 3324 is the centre panel from my recent mosaic which I've processed seperately.
Now I'm on holidays there is more time to spend processing the data and I think there's a lot more detail than my previous image of this DSO.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=100753
Constructive critisism welcome.

Equipment.

Skywatcher ED80, orion mini guider, orion field flattener, HEQ pro 5 mount.
Unmodded canon 1100D, 8 minute subs at iso 800, total 96 minutes.
Same for 80mm wide field.
Darks, flats and bias frames applied.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PS7.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Looks amazing Justin.

Love the colours and detail.

Nice composition too.

A great photo.

Ross.

[Larryp]

Magnificent, Justin!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Laurie!



Thanks Ross!

Cheers,

Justin.

[swannies1983]

That's a fair effort. I like how star you have maintained a lot of colour in the stars.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Dan!

Star colours is one thing I'm on top of now, used to ruin them.

Cheers,

Justin.

[swannies1983]

I must re-read things before I post them lol........tired...Xmas is exhausting.

[BlackWidow]

Can I have what your on Dan? LOL things seem lots more fun from your perspective.

[swannies1983]

Sure, I will be happy to give you what I've been having.....two young kids :lol:

[naskies]

Magnificent! You should post links to larger/better quality images for us to enjoy :)

The only bit of constructive criticism I can offer is to watch out for the dark halos around stars when sharpening. Here's a nice and short article that explains the issue and one way to avoid it:

http://starizona.com/acb/ccd/procadvfilters.aspx

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Dave!

Thanks for the input too!

Cheers,

Justin.

[alexandre]

Ah yes, you can be satisfied ,Justin !!
Very beautiful image!

bye !
@lex

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Alex!

Cheers,

Justin.