PDA

View Full Version here: : 2 months of Carina data


FrancoRodriguez
02-07-2021, 03:26 PM
Hi everyone, here's my rendition of carina in a 2x2 pano. First image I'm happy with in over a year. Took about 2 months and a fair bit of hair pulling.
I'm still not sure how to upload larger files on iceinspace

higher res image: https://www.astrobin.com/1il5z4/

acquisition data:
550mm esprit
starlight xpress sx814 mono
astrodon 3nm, 5nm filters
ASA direct drive DDM85 mount
Eric Fogerty memorial observatory on the Darling Downs, SE QLD
Each 2x2 frame consisting of
Ha=O=30 x 900s
R,G,B 30 x 300s.
flats, bias, darks 30 each

Pixinsight: WBPP for all, then,
colour data: dynamic crop, channel combination, DBE, background neut, colourcalibration, multiscale linear transform, masked stretch.

For Ha and Oiii: dynamic crop, DBE, multiscale linear transform, masked stretch. Pixelmath combination of RGB with 20% Ha in red, then made a colour image (with synthetic green at 50/50 Ha and O), then added the images as layers in PS. Narrowband layer on top with lum at 15%. Mopped up some hot pixels that WBPP didn't sieve out, then put it through topaz denoise and sharpen AI
:)

JA
02-07-2021, 03:35 PM
There's only one word for it: Beautiful.
Well done Franco:thumbsup:

Best
JA

gregbradley
02-07-2021, 06:48 PM
Yes that's gorgeous.

Greg.

Andy01
03-07-2021, 09:21 AM
Well done, nice star colours too :thumbsup:

PKay
03-07-2021, 10:09 AM
I usually upload at anywhere between 900kbyte to about 1.2Mbyte.
The server will downsize for you.

Nice work by the way :thumbsup: