The Toucan - NGC 2327 in full bloom

[Andy01]

Finally managed to finish this one off with the full NB suite.
2hrs each of Ha, O3 & S2. Ha binx1 20min subs, O3 & S2 binx2 15 min subs.

Tone mapped per Astro Anarchy method.. http://astroanarchy.blogspot.com.au/2009/04/neaic.html

High Res here - http://www.astrobin.com/144833/C/

Looks nothing like a seagull, more like a toucan to me ;) Thinking it would be a good subject to practice mosaic-ing on - if I could get my head around where to start!

Seems strange to be sitting in a hotel room at a resort in Surfers doing this but the kids are swimming, wife's at the bar with her sister and I have some peace at last :) better go before she gets back!

Thanks for looking, feedback welcome :thumbsup:

[RickS]

The colours look really nice, Andy.

[multiweb]

Beautiful Andy. That turn out really good. :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

That lokos very good Andy. A bit of noise in the dim areas. Ideally more exposure to smooth it out and make it more solid.

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

Wow...I got an APOD with an image of this beauty but I looove your final version here, great stuff :thumbsup:

Mike

[Andy01]

Cheer Rick, appreciate your taking the time to comment and your positive feedback, cheers :)


Thanks Marc, nice of you to say so :thumbsup:


Thanks for the helpful feedback Greg. You are absolutely right about the noise of course. These short Summer nights are a killer for limiting data collection. Will endeavour to gather yet more data when back from hols.



Mike, thankyou - I nearly fell of the chair when I read that!

But seriously, thanks. It's the constructive criticism from experienced imagers like yourselves that allow newbies like myself to strive to improve. You guys set the bar pretty darn high. If you think I have made an image that comes anywhere near to your standards then to be honest, I'm delighted! Just grateful for your ongoing inspiration and positive feedback, cheers! Andy

[strongmanmike]

Great stuff to hear, one big happy family ;)

[Placidus]

Andy, that image is not just sharp and clear and well composed; it has grab and wow. I like the jagged black dust-lanes, and the subtle colours at bottom right. Well done, Mike.

[Andy01]

Thanks Mike - really appreciate your positive comments. The encouraging feedback coming from all of you experienced imagers means a lot to me :)

Cheers
Andy

[Leonardo70]

Very nice Andy.

All the best,
Leo

[Spookyer]

Very nice Andy you should be proud of that one. What size field is the image?