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PKay
02-11-2020, 07:32 AM
Extract of 1.7k X 1.2k pixels taken from a mosaic of about 18k X 14k pixels (done last new Moon).
It was quite blurry, so Deconvolution (sharpen) and HDRMultiscaleTransform (compression of the dynamic range) in PI.

Both of these process's have the ability to either fix the image, or totally ruin it.

Into PS for 'SmartSharpen' and 'Artistic License'.

About 4.5hrs integration time using short 60s subs at unity gain.
Even with such short exposures, a few areas still blew out.

What we do when it's cloudy :-)

Sunfish
02-11-2020, 10:44 AM
Looks like a lot of fun and very colourful if slightly enhanced. Artistic license ? Have not seen that one.

PKay
02-11-2020, 09:09 PM
HI Ray

Just having fun was the intent,
got slightly carried away pushing the limits :-)

multiweb
02-11-2020, 09:34 PM
Impressive. :eyepop: What FL was that?

PKay
02-11-2020, 09:42 PM
Hi Marc

f/l 1050
f/r 7

Go outside now, the Moon is amazing.
Bright orange!

Nikolas
03-11-2020, 09:52 AM
Love the smiley face on one of the stars

PKay
03-11-2020, 03:17 PM
Yoh Nick

Happy Star!

Saturnine
03-11-2020, 05:44 PM
Apart from the small frivolity of smiley faces I quite like the different perspective of that section of M42 and the associated dark dust.