Another NGC 6357

[Stevec35]

I've been struggling with this one a while and am still not completely happy with it. I was going to add some RGB stars but the weather has turned cloudy so that will have to wait. I might have overdone the colour saturation as I often do with Hubble palette images.

Anyway here it is

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/NGC6357_STXL16200_RC14.htm

[strongmanmike]

I really quite like the colour palette Steve :thumbsup: On close inspection, looks like you have over worked (and shrunk?) the stars, with some elongation present and perhaps overdone the decon just a little though..? :question:..still, overall, a cool looking image :thumbsup:

Mike

[Stevec35]

Yeah - well spotted Mike. I appear to have a bit of a collimation problem which I really must do something about. Probably did over do the stars. I used a touch of star shrink which mostly I tend to avoid now.

[strongmanmike]

Good idea on avoiding the star shrink, it's usually pretty obvious and unnatural looking IMO, like decon, if not used reeeeally carefully. :)

Mike