[rogerg (Roger)]

Hi all,

I'm attempting to get to the bottom of LRGB issues I have. To this end I have spent most of today trialing CCDStack to see if it and I get along. This image is processed in CCDStack with a few tweaks in Photoshop later.

I think CCDStack has made the job more successful than manual processing in CCDSoft + Photoshop, and it has been easier to learn than PixInsight which does my head in (and isn't fully supported on my 32bit OS). Tempting to buy CCDStack, but am searching for LRGB data to get more of a feel.

This image has more contrast of colour than I normally get in my galaxy LRGB images, in that there's a more yellow core, bluer arms and some magenta knots in the arms (depending on which screen I look at it on!). It's more normal I end up with a washed out yellow awful looking thing.

CC much appreciated.

12" SCT @ ~f/10
ST8-XME @ bin 2x2
L=20x300s
RGB=20x180s each

Data captured in December 2012.

Regards,
Roger.