M27

[peter_4059]

Been working on some Astrofest data today trying to remember how to use PI. This is a combination of LRGB with some Ha and OIII blended in from last year. All up 64x5min subs.

Comments welcome.

[Larryp]

Very nice, Peter!

[allan gould]

Very nice, Peter

[Rastas]

Very nice, Peter

[RickS]

Good weather for processing old data ;) Nice work, Peter.

[peter_4059]

Thanks for the very nice comments ;)

[h0ughy]

you reminded me Peter, i still have some data left from last year. great stuff and i remember looking at some of the subs on the monitor.

[peter_4059]

Thanks Dave. I've been meaning to reprocess this for months but only got around to it today. Can't wait for the weather to improve. I'm planning to spend some time with the ED80 on some larger nebs next.

Are you making the trip north again this year?

Peter

[h0ughy]

;) i hope to, but alot of bridges to cross between now and then:help:

[Ross G]

Good looking photo Peter.

Nice colours.

Ross.

[peter_4059]

Cheers Ross,

In hindsight I think I should have pushed the saturation up a bit.

Peter

[h0ughy]

still can ;)

[peter_4059]

and I will!

[allan gould]

That will be nice!

[marc4darkskies]

That's a very fine rendition Peter! :thumbsup: It's not an easy target from Sydney and only a bit better from Brisbane I imagine. You are even beginning to see the faint outer extents. Good one.

Maybe would have been better to get some longer subs through the NB filters though. It would also be nice to see some more star colours.

Cheers, Marcus

[multiweb]

Super shot Peter. Really cool. Sharp as, and I love the colors too. Well done. :thumbsup:

[peter_4059]

Thanks for the encouragement Marcus and Marc.

[peter_4059]

I did...

[ozstronomer]

Great shot Peter, the colour looks good in the second version

[peter_4059]

Thanks Geoff. It's amazing how different it looks on our shared pc compared to my calibrated astro monitor.

[RobF]

Wasn't going to bleat about sat for the first one, but love the 2nd rendition Peter ;)
Thought I may have had to whinge how you had got new data until realised M27 isn't too accessible right now. Good to have plenty of data in the AF vault for cloudy weather for sure.

[allan gould]

That's a lot better Peter. It usually needs a few iterations to get it just right. Well done.

[jjjnettie]

I love both renditions.
The second is more pleasing colour wise, but it seems to have eaten some of that lovely faint blue nebulosity from around the outside.
But it's all about compromise isnt it. :)

[CoolhandJo]

very nice detail

[strongmanmike]

Very solid rendition of this famous piece of weight training equipment Peter a big :thumbsup: Heck, a mere decade ago this would have been one of the top Dumbbell images around.

Mike

[peter_4059]

Cheers Rob, It sure has been a while since we had some clear nights but it is good to spend some time learning how to process again.



Thanks Allan - need to check some reference images before posting in future - it is too easy to under/over process and only realise it when you come back to it after 24 hours.



Cheers JJJ - I did notice the outer nebulosity faded away - will have to go back and see if I can get the sat without losing the faint stuff.



Thanks Paul. I'm very happy with the QSI camera.



Thanks Mike - it really is amazing what you can do with amateur gear and how quickly the technology is advancing.