M7 and surroundings

[multiweb]

Here's my last picture from the SPSP2010. 3 panels with the ED80 . 30x2min per panel in RGB.

Big 1:1 here (http://www.multiweb.com.au/astro/M7_ff.jpg)[3.6MB] and a smaller version here (http://www.multiweb.com.au/astro/M7_f.jpg)[2.3MB]. This time I was careful to balance the channels and not punch any holes in any stars :P I added a couple of spikes ("a la Tom") on the bright ones coz it looks cool.

Thanks for looking. :thumbsup:

[mswhin63]

You are right looks cool, great focus, so many stars.

[CoolhandJo]

Sharp as a tack! Wonderful flat image...

[TrevorW]

Great image Marc

[troypiggo]

Go the ED80!! :) Well done!

[Peter Ward]

Good star colour variation (...Many DS imagers process them to all look blandly white....the fact is, their colour temperatures can and do vary....
clearly not all white here :thumbsup:)

Nicely done :)

[multiweb]

Thanks guys :thumbsup:. Glad you liked the field. Not Tak sharp but still..go the ED80! :lol:


Ha!... I knew that taking care of the channels individually might attract the approving nod of 'big pete' :thumbsup: Slowly starting to learn what I'm doing wrong. ;)

[Jeffkop]

I agree with all the comments before me Marc ... but for the record ... Choice image mate !!

[jjjnettie]

beauuuutiful Marc

[gregbradley]

That's a beauty Marc, well done.

Greg.

[Hagar]

Very nice Marc. Big image very well captured and processed. All it needs is some dif spikes on those lovely bright stars. I would anyway.

Well done.

[telecasterguru]

Really nice image Marc and well put together.

Frank

[irwjager]

You keep churning 'em out! Very nice.

[multiweb]

Thanks for the kind comment Jeff. :thumbsup:

Thanks JJJ. Glad you liked it. :thumbsup: You should try that one in widefield. Right up your alley.

Thanks Greg. Much appreciated. :thumbsup:


Thanks Doug. :thumbsup: There are some but you'l only see them in the big version close up. They're subtle. I use a PS plugin called Starspike Pro (http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com/StarSpikes.html). Very cool program.


Thanks Frank. :thumbsup:


Thanks Ivo. Great work on Starwipe. :thumbsup:

[David Fitz-Henr]

Great image Marc! I wonder how many stars CCDInspector could count here!?!

[Paul Haese]

Nice image Mark, star colours look great and the dark dust lanes are well defined.

[beren]

:) Nicely done Marc, great image really like it.

[danielsun]

Beautiful work as usual Marc! Choka block stars very sharp and love the spikes.:thumbsup:

Cheers Daniel.

[richardo]

Top shelf Marcus!
Great effort with the mosaic.

Funny, I've never really imaged M7 until my first light with the new camera and it is a remarkable area of sky... think this comes down to my aversion to open clusters..

Cheers
Rich:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks David. :thumbsup: An average of 3200 stars per panel and I used 3.


Thanks Paul. :thumbsup: Glad you liked the colors. I spent a bit of time on them.


Tanks for the comments Beren. :thumbsup:


Thanks Daniel. :thumbsup: Starspike pro (http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com/StarSpikes.html)for the spikes. Photoshop plugin. Very handy.


Thanks Rich. :thumbsup: Same here. Cluster are certainly not my cup of tea either but I don't mind when there's stuff around, like M16 (or M8 ;))
Scorpius is full of goodies, RGB and Ha. Stacks of nebs in there.