Trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

The weather is still crap, and the moon's out anyway, so I decided to dig up some old data on M27.

Below is the specs of the image from 22/5/12.

Telescope 8” f/4 astrograph on a HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Unmodded Canon 1100D at ISO 800.
16 x 120 sec subs ISO 800,
11 dark frames, 11 flat frames and 11 bias.
Stacked in DSS and post process in Phototshop.

The link to the original image.


http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=115636

I'm quite pleased of how much more I managed to squeeze out.

Perhaps not a silk purse, but definitely a vinyl wallet.:D

Cheers,

Justin.

[rmuhlack]

That's pretty good i reckon considering its only 32 mins of integration time!

I am actually part way through a M27 project myself.

[rmuhlack]

a definite improvement over the original image too!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Richard!

Yep, I've been keeping an eye on your M27, can't wait to see your finished image!
Should be a cracker going on your current form.

Cheers,

Justin.

[h0ughy]

that's a nice ear, colours look good to me

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks David!

Cheers,

Justin.

[IanP]

Hi Justin,
I like the stars from the original image and the nebula from the second image.
Whatever personal preferences, it’s all together a solid M27.
Thanks for sharing !!!
:thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ian!

Yep, had many different versions of M27, when the stars looked good the nebula didn't . One day I'll nail them both.

Cheers,

Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Worked a little more on the stars, a bit better.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Hi Justin,

Both versions look very good. (..I know all to well the downward spiral doing multiple versions leads to!..)

Great colour and detail.

Nice composition

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ross!

Yep, sometimes I should leave them alone but I can't help myself!:shrug:

Cheers,

Justin.

[IanP]

Hi Justin,
That looks better, at least in my eyes .. :thumbsup:
In PixInsight there are a couple of more processes that may (or may not) address the issue of fine details: deconvultion with (soft) deringernig.
If you have a chance - try it ..
:hi:

[Shiraz]

last image is a very nice rendition Justin.

I think that we all find it is hard to stop processing - you just know there is bit more in there... regards ray

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ian!

PixInsight has a try before you buy version don't they?



Thanks Ray!

So true!:computer::doh:

Cheers,

Justin.

[strongmanmike]

:lol:...oooh yeahh :P repro to your hearts content Justin :thumbsup:

You have managed to get some improvement too.

Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Mike!!

Getting there, feels like a :juggle: act sometimes!

Cheers,

Justin.