A quick M16

[strongmanmike]

Well quick for a non DSLR user :P

Last night cleared up... eventually! It got down to -2degC by 3am and
I bagged this M16.

This is an (LHaR)RGB = 20 30 20 20 20 25min, all bin 1X1, no darks, no
flats and no noise reduction used.

Could have done with more exposure but hey it's just "bloody lazy
istant gratification imaging!" :zzz2:

Small (50K):

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60864863/large (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60864863/large)

Large (560K), hit F11 on your keyboard first to view this one in full screen mode:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60864863/original (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60864863/original)

Cheers

Mike

[iceman]

Wow :eyepop: That's stunning Mike, I love the colours.. seems very deep and rich, very 3D.

I can't wait to see the result when you spend more time on it!

[strongmanmike]

Here is what the lazy imager used for the luminance component of the M16 shot

50K version:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60867787/large (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60867787/large)

500K version:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60867787/original (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/60867787/original)
I'm partial to B&W - a throw back to the good'ol film days nodoubt...? :-)
Mike

[Striker]

Very nice image for just a quicky Mike....love the detail

Being not familiar with Dedicated CCD's I was just wondering why their is 6 different exposure times...I see 4 reguarly such as HA & RGB so how does the 6 work and what do they stand for.

[josh]

Far out, thats beautiful.
Well done

[strongmanmike]

Hi Tony

I use Red (R) Green(G) and Blue (B) filters as well as a Halpha (Ha) and of course the whole visible spectrum with the Luminance (L) filter that only blocks infra red and UV. For this image I combined the Luminance , Halpha and Red exposures to form the Luminance (LHaR). I then added this resultant image to the RGB combo to produce the final "LRGB" result :-)

Mike

Mike

[EzyStyles]

beautiful Mike. the pillar of creation is so clear. breathless.. absolutely breathless.

[xelasnave]

Top stuff:thumbsup: . You dont need a Hubble for a T shirt print:)
Thanks for outlining what goes into your image the info will be very useful one day I recon.
alex

[tornado33]

Excellent detail there

[Striker]

All that work sounds complicated Mike....I'm glad you know what your doing....lol

[strongmanmike]

He he he, yeh, well that's debatable! :-)

[sheeny]

Awesome! I love it!

Al.