M31 with quick fix

[jjjnettie]

I'd taken some unguided subs of m31 the other night and unfortunately most showed signs of star trail.
Rather than toss them, I processed all of them as usual.
The first photo is what I finished up with.
I then applied the "Star Rounder" plugin
(you'll find it here http://www.tpo.ca/PS_Tricks/Various_Photoshop_Techniques.htm )
and ended up with what you see in the second photo.
It's a quick fix.
Mind you, there is a trade off in the overall quality of the image. But I can live with that. :)

Image 23x2min @ ISO 1600
processed in CS3 and Paint Shop Pro
ED80, HEQ5Pro

[mick pinner]

all in all a very nice image Jeanette, well done.

[renormalised]

Nice shot and the quick fix did an OK job:D:D

One thing, looks like you may have some amp glow in the bottom RH corner.

[jjjnettie]

ah yes, I was running off batteries at the time.
I've now got my power supply up and running again
Problem solvered.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Nice shot, and that star rounder plug-in did a good job ! All of my images are unguided (and I've just bought Photoshop) so I'll check that out !

[TheDecepticon]

Yes, very cool!:thumbsup: Something I cant image from here, just not far enough north.
Star rounder, eh??:shrug: I'll have to have a play with that:D!!

[toryglen-boy]

JJJ, thats a sterling image, and very pleasing on the eye. i cant image it from Canberra, it doesnt even clear the roof tops.

well done!

:)

[Hagar]

Looking good JJJ. The star fix has worked quite well, an interesting action with quite a few more on the page.

Many thanks.

[multiweb]

Very tidy. Your guiding's very good now. :thumbsup:
Doh! Should have read the whole post. This starfix does wonders. Gotta get it and try it.

[tornado33]

Well done, the star rounder works great Well framed. Also thanks for the link too.
Scott

[slippo74]

That's beautiful JJJ...