NGC 300 with very little processing.

[sjastro]

Only a mild DDP applied to the luminance and an increase in colour saturation.

A very delicate galaxy that exhibits stellar resolution which can be easily mistaken for noise, hence the processing was kept to a minimum.

ST-X10ME, BRC-250 scope 3 hr L, 1 hr R, 1 hr G, 1 hr B (RGB unbinned).

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ngc300nc.html

Clear skies

Steven

[Octane]

Steven,

Gorgeous. You're right, it looks very delicate.

Cheers.

Regards,
Humayun

[seeker372011]

very nice.

[gregbradley]

Excellent shot Steven.

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

Yes, nice work on this Steven, I recon you need a really big chip camera though to make that BRC really sing :thumbsup:

Mike

[multiweb]

That's a very cool shot Steve. Resolution is amazing. Top work. :thumbsup:

[sjastro]

Thanks for the comments.

Mike,

The next CCD will not only have to be a wider field chip, but also considerably lighter than the SBIG ST-X10ME which makes flexure a potentially serious issue on the BRC-250.

Regards

Steven

[strongmanmike]

This would be good, it's only 1kg :thumbsup::

http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/SXVF-H35-36.htm

Plus the FW of course:
http://www.flicamera.com/fli/filter_wheels.html

Mike :D

[marc4darkskies]

Very nicely done Steven! Light processing definitely helps display this galaxy at it's best.

Cheers, Marcus

[Hagar]

Very nice image Steven. The galaxy has everything going for it. The hII areas have resolved beautifully.
Cameras........ Well the choise is becoming endless.

[sjastro]

Thanks Mike.

No commission?:):)

Sreven

[sjastro]

Thanks Doug.
Seeing conditions weren't exactly the best, but I am satisfied with the amount of detail in the image.



Hello Marcus.
More exposure would have helped as well. It would have allowed for a greater processing latitude.

Regards

Steven