Gum29 + NGC3199 HaLRGB

[Hagar]

This is a final workup on Gum29 with some LRGB added to my already collected Ha.

Image Details:
6 X 15 minute Ha subs with Baader 6nmHa filter
4 X 10 minutes each LRGB with Baader filters
Camera: QHY9 Mono at -20 degrees
Scope: Takahashi FSQ106ED at f5

Hi Res HERE (http://www.darkskyau.com/cm/displayimage.php?pid=319&fullsize=1)

I don't know that I am overly happy with this one but probably as good as I can expect with colour data being collected during very ordinary seeing conditions.

[Paul Haese]

Not bad Doug, though focus does look a little soft perhaps. Getting the blend right is half the battle and I think that this is ok. Nice talking to you yesterday.

[jjjnettie]

I'm glad you managed to get out to do some imaging Doug.
Not a bad image at all. Thanks for sharing.

[Alchemy]

Not a familiar one.... Don't think ive done it before, composition is nice, as for more data, just checked the weather forecast.... Good for next week ( been a long time coming)

[strongmanmike]

Hi Dougarooney

Having poor seeing during the colour data collection will have no effect on the final result (as long as you don't add it to the Lum layer before an LRGB combine). You can have pretty crap RGB data and still get a top image. Basically if you get rid of any gradients (not that you have any here) in the RGB version before combining with the Ha/Lum then you should be fine as the detail is only supplied by what ever you use as your Lum layer (Ha or Lum?),

You could try turning up the saturation a tad..?

Mike

[Hagar]

Thanks Mike I think I need a bit /quite a bit more Lum data in some better seeing to add to the Ha data I have already captured. See what the next couple of weeks brings except for work.