Omega Cent

[Peter Ward]

It's not raining (in Sydney) for a change!

Just needed a quick photon fix...

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery16.html

Don't look too close , as I didn't get any flats...

Cheers
Peter

STL11k 10 mins RGB

[leon]

Bugger the flats Peter, :eyepop: that is some image, man, what I would do for that type of imaging, and experience.

Leon :thumbsup:

[dannat]

fantastic image, leon's right - if you can image like that forget the flats:eyepop:

[acropolite]

I have to agree, the image looks very 3D, almost jumps out of the screen, .

[AlexN]

Cant say I've seen a better Omega Cent!

[edwardsdj]

I've just come in from looking at Omega visually so was keen to check out your image.

Very nice indeed :) Such rich colour.

[jase]

Spectacular image.

Sorry looked too close. Dust donut found top left of frame. Seriously though, you'd be hard pushed to discover uneven field illumination in this image due to the globular. Looks like a slight gradient running from right to left. Right being the darkest point. The background to the left of the globular has a minor red tint to it. Why the rush to publish this image without taking flats Peter?

[skwinty]

Very nice pic.
Now Peter, if you hadn't said "flatless" the rest of us would have been "clueless";)

[jase]

...and you think we wouldn't have noticed? :lol:

[Hagar]

Best Omega I've seen. You worry about not having flats, I'm yet to work out how to do themmmmm.

[skwinty]

Well Jase, in your own words "hard pushed" and in my case "being forcefully led":lol:
Seriously though, I wouldnt have noticed as I am no expert.:thumbsup:

[jase]

You didn't read my full statement - "hard pushed to discover uneven field illumination in this image due to the globular". This is technically accurate as vignetting, should it be present has the potential to be masked by the globular structure.

I'm no expert either, but I do know a thing or two. So here is a tip for you (et al). A method to validate data quality is to use the PS equalise function. It is a very good tool to check for background colour gradients. I've have attached a result of the output below. Clearly seen is the donut top left and the red shift/gradient from left to right (as per my comments).

My apologies Peter for making an example out of this image, however it serves as a good educational exhibit.

[skwinty]

Thanks for the lesson Jase.
I guess I just take the pictures at face value without using software to highlight any flaws.:thumbsup:
ps I did read your full statement, I just didnt type it out

[iceman]

That shouldn't be possible with just 10 minutes of data :lol:

Very nice, Peter.

[Phil]

Wow Peter nice shot. Great colour in the stars.
Phil

[Peter Ward]

Thanks for the comments...and Jase, rest assured I will do some flats! :) ...lack of time was the main reason, (I only use sky flats with the RC) but I'll do them weather permitting, when I get back from OS.

[Ric]

Quite a stunning image Peter.

Thanks for posting, I always enjoy your images.

[winensky]

Super shot. The yellow stars which are so often lost in shots of this beauty are prominent as they should be. Well done.