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SimmoW
16-02-2017, 02:40 PM
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2245/32788944361_3527a8a35e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXrUNV)M78 (https://flic.kr/p/RXrUNV) by

So called as I thought it was as busy as!

Finally taming the star colours consistently on the cam.

Taken during the amazing 3 nights we had at Heathcote recently, starting to get addicted to LRGB again! Damn, I took a whole night's data of 5 mins, but the following night I tried a 10 min sub and it blew the previous night's image away, so ended up just using the second night's data. Tried combining the 5 min images but no noticeable improvement.

So this is just 15 shots of 10 mins each Luminance, 5 Red, 3 Green and 6 blue (all 10 mins each as well).

[URL="https://www.flickr.com/photos/48232585@N00/32788944361/"]Flickr Link (https://www.flickr.com/photos/48232585@N00/)
Atmos
16-02-2017, 03:06 PM
Looks good Simon, picked up the corner of "The Loop" :P
Placidus
16-02-2017, 04:02 PM
Busy, in the sense of lots to see, but also calm and serene and peaceful and visually appealing. Very nicely done.
codemonkey
16-02-2017, 04:56 PM
Looks good, Simmo! Some of the stars do still look a bit odd; several have pink halos, but other than that, very nice!
strongmanmike
16-02-2017, 05:25 PM
Really great shot! One of the finest regions in the sky, lovely, enjoyed the view Simon :thumbsup: One day I will hit this...one day :) (once I have the FSQ up and running :D)

Mike
Maurice
16-02-2017, 10:22 PM
Very nice Simon.

A little too much cyan for my monitor...but that could be just my monitor...

Great framing. Well done.
RickS
17-02-2017, 11:14 AM
Nice work, Simon :thumbsup:
Saturnine
17-02-2017, 02:21 PM
Dare I say it, that's pretty and an excellent field of view. Most impressive effort, you should be pleased with it.
SimmoW
17-02-2017, 05:15 PM
Hey thanks everyone!

Yep, I saw it when framing the first shots, so went for it.



You might be right Maurice, a talented APer I greatly admire sent me a message suggesting that the few RGB subs I got, made me think I COULD redo it using a heap of 5 min subs I got the night before, but after the Flickr image getting a lot of hits, I can't be stuffed!



Ha Mike, never thought I might inspire YOU! Wow you'll do incredible things with that Tak, enjoy!



Hmm, I am reading that the 1600 can produce some halos, esp with the brighter stars. Oh well, will google more later.



Yes agree M&T, and thanks!



Damn right I am pleased, and so are over 5,000 of my closest friends!:lol::lol:
gregbradley
17-02-2017, 08:35 PM
That's a fabulous M78.

Greg.