IC2174 region

[sjastro]

IC2174.

I didn't realize there was an extensive amount of reflection nebulae in the field so I had to take a crash course into extracting the blue when using Ha as luminance.:shrug:

LHaRGB 3 hr Ha 1 hr R, 1 hr G, 1 hr B.
BRC-250 scope, ST-X10ME.

70% resolution.
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ic1274c.html

Clear skies

Steven

[RickS]

Very nice! I have done a couple of wide fields including this neb and it's a lovely area of the sky.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Ross G]

A very nice photo Steven.

I love the smooth tones.

Thanks.

Ross.

[sjastro]

Thanks Rick and Ross.

Much appreciated.

Steven

[marco]

Nice color balance Steven, however it seems to me that the image is a bit too soft,perhaps due to a strong noise reduction routine applied that smeared the finest details..

Just mt 2c

Marco

[sjastro]

Thanks Marco. The softness is due to 4-5 arcsecond seeing during luminance imaging.

Regards

Steven

[sjastro]

Here is slightly more aggressively sharpened image without compromising the overall smoothness.

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ic1274c.html

Regards

Steven

[jase]

Nicely done Steven. Second rendition has improved. I don't mind the smooth appearance, though as has been noted its a fine line to not losing detail. Colour balance looks spot on. Well done.

[Hagar]

Nice Steven although it does appear a bit smooth and smudgy. I prefer to see a bit of noise and a bit brighter image.