Isn't it amazing how the same images can produce such different but still great results.
guys
This thread has given me an idea Mike.
If the site has the room for it would it be possible to set up a download area of raw images that could be donated for beginner astrophotographers to download and play with, to learn the ropes with quality images.
We all know what our own first DSO images were like
And processing them didn't really make them that much better (well it didn't for my first ones
) So if the site had a library of donated Raws (and the Darks for them) in zip form for newbie astrophotographers to download and play with, the advantages over using poorer quality images would be enourmous. There could even be a series of shots processed by others (along with a brief processing description) for each zip to show what could be achieved.
Does it sound like a feasible idea?