M16 Ha version 3

[DJScotty]

This is a masked blend of 15 (8 hours) and 5 minute (2 hours) exposures to calm the core down a smidgen
http://www.astrobin.com/199251/ - full details here

Thanks for looking... :D

DJ Scotty

[strongmanmike]

Ah man Scotty :eyepop:...you gotta get that spacing right, yer star images are making me dizzy...kinda hypnotic even :lol:...otherwise certainly some promise in there :thumbsup:

Mike

[DJScotty]

Thanks Mike! :thumbsup:

Yeah I know...

I think when Orion and Horsehead season rolls around (in a month or so) I will get the spacing right then. Not too keen at the moment to use up what imaging time I am getting on this. Plus, I am planning on adding RGB stars after removing them with Straton. So, I can come back to them next year

Or, maybe I should just bite the bullet and get the spacing right now...

EDIT: just went and stuck a 5mm spacer in. I think it has made a difference. We will see tomorrow when I put the bi-colour image together... Collecting OIII as we speak

SECOND EDIT: Thanks Mike. Adding 5mm made all the difference. Lovely and flat to the edges now. Thanks for giving me that ltlle push :D

[Slawomir]

That's great news Scott. I think getting the spacing right was a good choice, otherwise all that time invested in collecting data that wasn't optimal anyway.

Looking forward to your new improved images...journey to perfection should never cease :)

[strongmanmike]

No problems, I know what it's like...I'm definitely not a perfectionist but sometimes the bullet just needs to be bitten and then we are usually happy we did :thumbsup:

Mike

[codemonkey]

Nice one Scott, looking forward to seeing future versions with a flat field :-)

[DJScotty]

Thanks Lee. So am I! :D

[DJScotty]

And it was a very tasty bullet too Mike!

[strongmanmike]

I love chocolate bullets :D

[Rex]

Nice start Scotty, looking forward to the coloured version. Glad you got your spacing sorted too. Should be awesome.

[DJScotty]

Thanks Rex.
Collecting more SII as I type, but the preliminary version is found here...
http://www.astrobin.com/199894/

Cheers