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[whzzz28]

First image from the new backyard obs.
Not sure which of the two i prefer, so here is both. Need to work on color calibration - reds seem a bit maroony



Equipment:
iOptron CEMC60
Skywatch Esprit 100
ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
Baader LRGB filters.


9hrs of integration over 3 nights.


Full sized images here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ykeZSYLtxRsTqHqv5
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SPp266t75LwJiYT86

[marc4darkskies]

Very nicely done Nathan! :thumbsup: Both versions look good!

You must be a perfectionist ;) because there's not a lot in it! To my eye though, the one with the more golden star field has a nose in front with slightly better emission colours despite having a little less intensity in the blue reflection neb. It's a matter of personal taste of course (up to a point!). As always the the best is going to be a combination of both! :)

[gregbradley]

Bot good but the first one has the more accurate star colours with the nice golden star background.

Really very fine images and this quality would have been rare just a few years ago unless done with the most expensive gear available. Amazing the advances we are seeing.

Greg.

[whzzz28]

Thanks fellas.
The first image was done manually, where as the second image was produced using the EZ Processing Suite for pixinsight, and had a star reduction performed.


It's good to know my manual processing was better than some scripts :thumbsup:

[Placidus]

Very well done. Because of the reflection nebulosity and the golden stars of the milky way, it's one of the few areas of nebulosity where an RGB image can outperform a narrowband image.



We prefer the more golden version.

[Ryderscope]

Agree with all of the above and the first one does have the better colouring. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky to get the colour right on these dense areas of the Milky Way. This one has landed spot on :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Highres is beautiful. I like them both. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Camissa]

I prefer the first version. Maybe removing some Cyan from the Red?

Nice image!

Ecki

[Paul Haese]

I think I prefer the first image. More golden stars and less blue.

[Bart]

I like them both although I think the first is better by a bit.