Ngc 3582

[Stevec35]

What with the terrible weather it's been quite a while since I've managed a new image. I decided to do this one in narrow-band because many of the rare clear nights have been near full moon. Might have overdone the saturation here but you do have a lot of freedom with nb images.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc3582_STLXL6303_RC14.htm

[RickS]

Looks very nice, Steve. I think the colour is fine. It took me a while to figure out that you have the Statue of Liberty almost standing on her head :)

[Stevec35]

Thanks Rick. Actually, given that I'm not very up with common names, I only found out that this was called the statue of liberty about two days ago.

[SkyViking]

Stunning colours there Steve, i particularly like the greens!
Is this your normal camera orientation or do you use a rotator?
It is such a great piece of sky, and lends itself well to many different interpretations using various filters. I did an LRGB version recently (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=1060520&highlight=statue#post1060520) with the new scope. I would love to try a NIR image, and I really need to get a Ha filter for those moonlit nights too. Your beautiful image has inspired me to get more serious about NB imaging. Time to look for some filters :thumbsup:
Thanks for the view!

[strongmanmike]

Well the colours are ok Steve - bold and saturated (all good to me ;)) but to my eye the processing makes it look more like an acrylic or even water colour painting than an image :shrug:...that's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, if that look is what you were after :)

Mike

[Stevec35]

I agree Mike. I think I rushed this one into print a bit quickly and it could use a reprocess. The data was pretty much crap which didn't help.



Thanks Rolf. I have a rotator. I missed your posting and I think your shot is much better than mine. NB filters are worth having although I don't use mine much. Off-axis guiding is essential though.

[atalas]

Nice work Steve.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Louie. It could have been a lot better though with better data and a lot more of it. I don't do NB very often and I always underestimate the amount of data you need for a good result.