Lobster Nebula - NGC 6357

[peeb61]

Here's an attempt at the Lobster Nebula - NGC 6357.

Its 6 x 5 minutes at 800ISO along with 3 x 5 minutes darks.
Stacked using DSS and (Over) processed in CS3.

Taken last night - 30 Sept

I think I'm losing something in the processing, maybe its the Orion broadband DSF I'm using I don't know because I appear to be losing the colours of the stars.

Any ideas?

Paul

[multiweb]

Nice picture. Bit dark but framing's great. Cool object. :thumbsup:

[peeb61]

Thanks Marc for your input.
I've actually cropped to suit, I should have mentioned that.

In all essence then with the image on the dark side I need to lighten up the background?

Paul

[multiweb]

It's a cool picture. It's just that I like a softer look, not too much contrast. At the end of the day it's just a matter of personal preference. You've got to go with what you're happy with. Everybody will have a different opinion :)

[peeb61]

Marc...I think you have something there!

Paul