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peter_4059
20-11-2015, 05:56 PM
Still processing Astrofest data! I've been leaving this until last as there were so many stars in the field I couldn't get a look I was happy with. Not sure about the colour in this version but I do like the dusty look.

This is just under 4.5 hours from Astrofest using the SN10/QSI683/EQ6.

Full size version is here:
http://astrob.in/full/227706/0/

Comments/advice always welcome

Thanks for looking
multiweb
20-11-2015, 06:08 PM
Good one Peter. :thumbsup: You've got to come to Snake Valley. The LMC gets nearly right up ahead.
RickS
20-11-2015, 06:37 PM
Star colours are nice, Peter. I'd ramp up the colour of the nebula some more but that's just me ;)



That sounds great, Marc! One day...
peter_4059
20-11-2015, 06:46 PM
Tempting! If I end up having a break next year I think that might be one the cards!



Thanks Rick. I was struggling to increase the colour in the neb without the stars looking too red/orange. Played a lot with PI star masks today but couldn't get it to include the smaller stars.
RickS
20-11-2015, 08:09 PM
Yes, that can be difficult.

I don't know if the histogram on Astrobin is accurate, but it looks like you could push the black point to the right without clipping. That would give you a bit more colour as well.

Cheers,
Rick.
ozstronomer
20-11-2015, 09:13 PM
Nice one Peter, lots of dust. Well done :thumbsup:

Geoff
Placidus
21-11-2015, 08:10 AM
A sharp, deep, grit-free image Peter, and subtly processed.

Perhaps you could bring out more of the overall drama of the area if you stretched the very darkest detail a bit less.

Best,
Mike
peter_4059
21-11-2015, 01:51 PM
Thanks for the feedback Rick, Geoff, Mike and Trish. I gave this a few tweaks this morning.

Here's a new version:
http://astrob.in/full/227706/B/
RickS
21-11-2015, 02:28 PM
Nice improvement, Peter.
RobF
21-11-2015, 02:46 PM
Great image Peter.
Slawomir
21-11-2015, 03:23 PM
Echoing others - 2nd version looks better - nice effort Peter :thumbsup:
strongmanmike
21-11-2015, 04:05 PM
Astro Fest just keeps on keeping on for you mate, great stuff :thumbsup:

Mike
Placidus
21-11-2015, 04:59 PM
That's it!
alpal
21-11-2015, 05:28 PM
Hi Peter,
that's looking better.
You could do more with it if you'd taken some shorter exposure sub frames
for the areas that have exceeded the well depth - like the center of the nebula -
& blended it in later.
I would have processed it slightly differently but then again everyone's
version would be different.

cheers
Allan