NGC 3576 in colour

[Peter Ward]

Added some colour data. Not all that happy with the result as the seeing last light (between the clouds) was pretty dreadful... anyway here 'tis

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery55.html

[Bolts_Tweed]

Nice Peter - I really like the way you've covered the dynamic range in the image. I found it really difficult (buts thats just my inability showing through).

Mark Bolton

[multiweb]

The color blend is very nice. You've kept the pink areas on the right vs. the warmer yellowish tinge on the left. That is more obvious in RGB shots but for an Ha blend it's really well done. :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Yeh nice one Peter :thumbsup:

Mike

[h0ughy]

Love the neb data Peter - thats awesome, but the stars top right and left are "comafied"?

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Mark, Marc and big Mike. I'm still playing with the processing on this one....

The Met man says it will be clear later this week....some high res L data will be a welcome addition :)

[Bassnut]

Excellent Peter, the dynamic range is very appropriate and gives it vibrancy without blooming and retaining detail in the bright bits.

[Peter Ward]

Sort of. The sheer size of these 16803 sensors makes getting everything dead nuts on quite a challenge and you've picked up on a teeny bit of tilt in the system that has yet to be rectified.

[Peter Ward]

Narrow field rules! :D

[h0ughy]

trial and error to get it square or is there a way to make the camera sensor square Peter?

[Peter Ward]

A bit of 4x2 should work....

[h0ughy]

thats no way to treat the camera Peter by using a lump of 4x2 ;):lol:

[marc4darkskies]

Yeah it's definitely a tough one to process - rich star field, faint neb. Your colour looks good but it lacks vibrancy IMO. The depth in your Ha (red) seems less than your raw Ha frame would suggest. How about adding some more Ha to the Red channel?

Too bad you can't show full res ... we're missing a lot not seeing that. Maybe you need a Pbase account?! :)

Cheers, Marcus

[alan meehan]

Peter you done well ,i knew it would come up sharp with some colour
ALAN

[DavidTrap]

If you plan to treat it like that, I'll trade you a Meade DSI II for you to take your aggression out on!

Great image too.

DT

[Peter Ward]

Ta Marcus...I did a technicolour version but frankly didn't like it as much. That said...gave it a tweak just for you Marcus :)

I've yet to get some L data, plus only got 20 mins each of RGB...a case of "watch this space" ... if the weather co-operates ;)

As for full res-version....there are no technical issues that would prevent me doing so...I just have this aversion.

[marc4darkskies]

Thats more like it! :)



< hmmmph> ... chip the size of a planet and won't show us what it can do..... say, I don't s'pose you've noticed my humble 2 year old rendition through a crumby little 6" (here (http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/94206350/original)) has more detail than yours, hmmm? :whistle: :poke:;)

[DavidTrap]

Are you two going to draw "scopes" at twenty paces?

I think the appropriate quote from Spaceballs would be, " I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!"

DT

[Peter Ward]

Nothing crumby at all about a 6" Taka! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Actually the respective renditions are on a (resolution) par. Seeing has to be exceptional for a larger aperture to have much affect.

[multiweb]

The repro with the added Ha certainly packs a punch. Much sharper details overall especially in the cores. Almost completely resolved that little cluster in one of them. Nice. :thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Very nice Peter, very vibrant colours which light the image up and lift it to a new level.

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Marc...I may have to do a Fred and get some OIII & SII data :)

[Paul Haese]

Very nice, huge field, great star colours and smooth but containing heaps of detail. Lovely work.

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Paul. I managed to get some full res data (as opposed to mainly binned 2x2) after another clear night here ....and looking at the raw data...am thinking the whole thing looks a little clunky and needs a total re-do.

To explain..here is a crop of the nebula core from last nights effort with minimal processing....

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery56.html

Ah...it never ends!

[Bassnut]

Now that core is very tidy indeed, masterfull (minimal?) processing, cant see the need for a redo on that. A bit more decon perhaps, but thats all.

[Paul Haese]

Yeah that core looks superb. So smooth and natural looking. The detail looks 3D too. Always time for reprocessing.

[marc4darkskies]

Ahh HAAAA ... some full res at last!! :) Nice detail. Yep, like Fred said - some gentle decon will highlight that detail very nicely. Looks like better res than the original (?)

[jase]

Great work Peter. :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Jase, Marcus, Fred..... Nice to get some praise from some heavy rollers :)