strongmanmike
13-03-2007, 10:37 PM
Hi Gang
Nothing as mind blowing as the Orion Sword image this time but I
have been working with some more of Chris Willingtons ASA N12 data
but this time with the raw fits he sent me on disc. It has been a
real anxiety tamer for me, I can tell you, while I wait for my FLI
ProLine camera. It has also been very useful in determining that my
PIII 800 mHz 256meg Ram desk top computer is next to useless when
working on these raw 11mega pixel Fits files! :-o My Pentium M 1.7
with 1 gig of ram lap top is much better though.
While pure focal length will win in the end for detail and resolution, I
think the advantage of having a wide but still high
resolution field from excellent well corrected optics
to start with is quite evident in this selection, one image can then
become three or more quite easily :-)
I don't have a sigma combine routine available in the version of
Astroart I use for my main image combination and given the very
small amount of data in these images, I had to leave the satelite
trails in (normally I would just discard images with them). I don't
mind them too much really which is not surprising I guess, coming from
a diffraction spike lover? :-)
I have gone for a natural soft look rather than the high contrast
Chris favours but both types of results are pleasing to me.
If you have broadband, or don't mind a short wait on dial-up, make
sure you click on the "original" size under each image to view the
full frame or largest views.
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/asa_n12_images (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/asa_n12_images)
Enjoy :-)
Mike
PS Thanks Chris for this opportunity :thumbsup:
Nothing as mind blowing as the Orion Sword image this time but I
have been working with some more of Chris Willingtons ASA N12 data
but this time with the raw fits he sent me on disc. It has been a
real anxiety tamer for me, I can tell you, while I wait for my FLI
ProLine camera. It has also been very useful in determining that my
PIII 800 mHz 256meg Ram desk top computer is next to useless when
working on these raw 11mega pixel Fits files! :-o My Pentium M 1.7
with 1 gig of ram lap top is much better though.
While pure focal length will win in the end for detail and resolution, I
think the advantage of having a wide but still high
resolution field from excellent well corrected optics
to start with is quite evident in this selection, one image can then
become three or more quite easily :-)
I don't have a sigma combine routine available in the version of
Astroart I use for my main image combination and given the very
small amount of data in these images, I had to leave the satelite
trails in (normally I would just discard images with them). I don't
mind them too much really which is not surprising I guess, coming from
a diffraction spike lover? :-)
I have gone for a natural soft look rather than the high contrast
Chris favours but both types of results are pleasing to me.
If you have broadband, or don't mind a short wait on dial-up, make
sure you click on the "original" size under each image to view the
full frame or largest views.
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/asa_n12_images (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/asa_n12_images)
Enjoy :-)
Mike
PS Thanks Chris for this opportunity :thumbsup: