Have a go at processing this

[Poita]

I did a quick run with the hyperstar last night and a 45 second unguided exposure of Orion at F2 on a C9.25 SCT.
I just thought I'd post the file here if anyone wanted to have a go at processing. It has trailing stars and other issues which makes it a good one to learn on.
So anyone thinking of getting into AP, have a go at this, and see if you can polish a turd.

www.mudgee.net/ot/orion45s.fit (http://www.mudgee.net/ot/orion45s.fit)

[DavidU]

Pete, I couldn't get the link to work.

[rcheshire]

Sounds like a candidate for "StarTools". Right click Save Link As

[Poita]

I just tested it, yes right click on the link and choose 'Save Link As' if using firefox, or 'Download Linked File' in Safari.

[Poita]

Let me know if the link doesn't work.

[DavidU]

Got it into a TIFF file, opened it in CS5. The core is blown out but a lot of outer detail there.

[EricB]

Peter, after download I get a .fit file which Windows can't open.

[Forgey]

I'm not all that experienced in photoshop yet, but here's my quick attempt.

[Shark Bait]

Nice Paula. I like the 3D effect in your processing of Peter's data. This is the sort of image that I would like to end up with myself.

[Forgey]

Thanks Stu, as i said my processing skills aren't great yet but im hoping to get something like that too. Its a learning curve but it's all part of the fun!

[Poita]

I just realised I didn't even say what the image was of, or post a reference image!

This was what I got from it after a very quick stretch in Nebulosity. I'll be interested to see what anyone else makes of it.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=111608&d=1332647551

[Stu Ward]

Heres my quick 5 min effort before I go to work

[iceman]

Peter you might want to consider posting a link to a TIF rather than a FIT.
Most people in the beginners astrophotography world wouldn't know what a FIT it or how to convert it.

[Poita]

Good point Mike, though I guess the learning starts right here then with working out how to open/convert that file :D

Some FITS resources are here:
http://www.artsnova.com/astronomyimages.html

Alternatively, here is a link to the file converted to a 16bit .tiff

www.mudgee.net/ot/oriontif.tif (http://www.mudgee.net/ot/oriontif.tif)

The file poses some fun challenges, there are some troublesome gradients, a bit of trailing and some colour issues that all need work.

[WingnutR32]

Quick attempt in StarTools v1.2beta

Odd purple colour cast in there.