Better processing

[LewisM]

Same data (no new data yet), same M78 :)

http://www.astrobin.com/full/67724/0/

Hope someone besides me and Justin find it OK :) LOL

[DJT]

Hi Lewis

You got your guiding sorted, very tidy stars.

Bit of colour noise but when you get more data you should be sorted.

And yes, better processing :thumbsup:

Cheers

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Tough crowd Lewis! :rolleyes:.

Better throw in a :juggle: act to get them going.

Cheers,

Justin.

[nebulosity.]

Looking great Lewis :thumbsup:

Haven't seen many images of M78, should be great once finished.

Cheers
Jo

[RickS]

Just not used to seeing Lewis post outside the For Sale forums :lol:

Kidding aside, it's an image that shows promise. A bit noisy at present but still quite nice.

[LewisM]

4 inch f/6.3 for a total of about 2 hours integration it will be noisey :) I have patience - lots of it. I learned it with the crap weather we always get.

[LewisM]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, and yet you never buy. HARUMPF! :)

[batema]

Very nice.

Mark

[RickS]

I already have a Tak FSQ-106ED, a Ceravolo 300, an Astro-Physics mount and an Apogee U16M camera. It will take something pretty special to make me bite ;)

[LewisM]

Yeah, guiding has actually been the easiest part - this Vixen GPD2 mount tracks like a mount 10 times more expensive. Do an accurate polar alignment, fire up PHD or MaxIM guiding, and go to bed. I certainly could NEVER do that with an NEQ6 or HEQ5. The Lodestar makes life easy too - never ONCE failed to find a suitable guide star.

Here's a 400% enlarged, 20 min H-a sub star grouping crop from the edge of the frame - flat IMHO, and pretty decent in concentricity (all the LRGB was either 720 secs or 480 secs - perfectly rounded stars). Seeing the ENTIRE sub looks like this, it's not field edge coma :)

[strongmanmike]

Not to mention the shiny new AG12 that has never seen starlight :eyepop: positively criminal...

;)

[LewisM]

Also, I think it time to try dithering again - may reduce the noise a little more. I used to dither, but stopped recently until I found the dither settle time adjustment in MaxIM :ROFL:

[LewisM]

Yeah, but it's a Newt... :) :P

[RickS]

Give me time, Mike :lol: It's tough having too many toys.

[strongmanmike]

Never used to dither at all but that's all I do now = no darks necessary :thumbsup: but yes having an adjustable dither settle time is very useful...oh yeah the image...keep Sidonoioing it, you'll get there...

:lol:

Mike

[LewisM]

Seeing y'all dislike noise, here's a Sidonio Noise Reduced image :P

http://www.astrobin.com/full/67840/0/

MORE DATA, PLEASE! Remove the "Plastic Surgery" noise reduction :P

[LewisM]

No, not a lot, probably because it is quite dark. With the SXVR-M25C, I showed sweet stuff all. With the SBIG ST-8XE, it IMMEDIATELY showed detail and clear nebulosity.

The SBIG might be an old camera, but by cripes is it sensitive!