Crux from 2009 Qld Astrofest

[h0ughy]

Well i have only had one go at processing this so far - this is my first attempt at processing this amount of data and trying to get a result that looks pleasing to me anyway. taken with the 20D modded canonand my 135mm L lens at f3.5 iso 800, guided with 1ponders toucam and framed to get the cross and as much of the coal sack as i could. 3 hours and 20 minutes worth of dark skies - well worth the trip.:lol:

ok stacked in Deep sky stacker and processed with PixInsight1.5:help: photoshop used to make is small for web

[multiweb]

That is real nice. Well done. Looks like you had some great skies there. :thumbsup:

[toryglen-boy]

thats a nice image h0ughy, i would be well pleased with that

;)

[DavidU]

Beautiful H0ughy !

[h0ughy]

thanks Marc - we had a mixed bag for the week, but it was 10000% better than at home

[RB]

Very nice Davo.
Good star colours and interesting framing allowing you to get both crux and coal sack.

Must've had a blast up at Astrofest !

:thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

You sure nailed the star colours in Crux.
Twas awesome to catch up with both of you during the week. Wish you could have stayed longer.

[iceman]

That's real nice, Dave!

[Dennis]

A superb portrait of this really photogenic region. It’s as sharp as can be – that 135mm L glass must be good! Not to mention the skills of the owner, operator and processor!

Cheers

Dennis

[Lester]

Very nice image Houghy.

[h0ughy]

thanks for the praise, but it was Paul that put me onto the framing and EddieT with the pixinsight help - still need to work on it though, i feel like the coal sack could be more pronounced:shrug:

there is one thing i learned - always and i mean always, check your focus before starting any new target.......;) i lost a whole nights data, mind you though i captured 52 gig of data while i was there:lol::D

[marc4darkskies]

Very nice image David! I like the way you've framed it.

Cheers, Marcus

[h0ughy]

thanks Marcus - it does grow on you after you process is incessantly for a while LOL

[rogerg]

Nice shot Houghy - nice star colour and spikes. Processing looks good to me :)

[h0ughy]

thanks Roger

[Octane]

David,

Well done! This almost looks 3D to me. It might be the way it's presented. Anyway, for me, that is a hallmark of a great image -- one where I want to reach in and touch it.

I would prefer it a little brighter, but, that's just a personal preference.

Regards,
Humayun

[h0ughy]

thanks Humayun, i didnt want to push things to much - i will repro later

[sheeny]

Nice colours Dave!

Al.

[Hagar]

Nicely done David. It's hard to work with such a massive star field without blowing the main stars totally.
Well done.

[h0ughy]

thanks guys

[tornado33]

Lots of detail there. Cant wait to see full size version :)
Scott

[gregbradley]

Nice shot Houghy and very patriotic.

Gotta love those widefield lens shots.

We should nominate you for Australian of the Year for your Flag effort.;)

Greg.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: nice pic Houghy :)

[atalas]

Great shot David!

[h0ughy]

LOL now that is funny

thnaks

thanks Louie:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

a repro - not too sure if it is a better version

[Octane]

David,

Eek, what have you done?

That is /really/ bright on my monitor.

Regards,
Humayun

[h0ughy]

umm sorry - just experimenting

[jjjnettie]

It's a definite improvement David.:)
On my monitor anyway.;)

[strongmanmike]

Aaaadvaaaaance Aushoughyyy faaaaair

Great shot Dave

Mike

[h0ughy]

:rofl: thanks Mike:thumbsup:

[PeterM]

Hi David,
A wonderful image indeed. Inspiring.
All this talk of 20 million bucks to find a new identity to market Australia and you have the answer right here - preserve our beautiful dark skies for future generations to appreciate. Others from all over the world will come just for the beauty and serenity of it all.
PeterM.

[astroron]

Beautiful Dave,:)makes one wish we could fly into the galaxy amongst the stars:eyepop:

[Jen]

:thumbsup: yeah Ron me too ;)

[h0ughy]

ok another repro:rofl:

[jjjnettie]

all da stars are red Dave. :whistle:
Try processing under white light instead.

[h0ughy]

not all JJJ - mmmm not on my laptop monitor - there are white blue and red, orange and yellow stars there

[danielsun]

Very nice Houghy :thumbsup:
Probably the second one for me.;)


Cheers Daniel.