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Originally Posted by pluto
Great pic, I really like those colours  |
Cheers Pluto - took a while to get that colour pallatte balanced
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Hmmm? Ok, it is quite deep.....but if I am honest  it looks like it has been painted with a brush and watercolour rather than being an image of the night sky  ...having said that it does look quite spectacular  
Not sure what advice to offer re the processing as I don't know what processing you used but the data looks to have been smoothed and averaged too much causing a stepped or terraced effect, if that makes sense which doesn't look natural and the core is a bit blown.
Hope I don't sound harsh, trying to be constructive as overall it has plenty of potential
Great news about the performance of your gear though Andy, working apparatus is always a plus
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Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time to comment.
I'll take that brush and watercolour comment! Without trying to sound in any way dismissive, I'm always after a more "artistic and aesthetic" effect than a truly accurate scientific record.
That being said, I'm usually guilty of pushing my limited data very hard in order to create a dramatic look. I absolutely agree about the stepped look, it's not so "gassy" as I would like.
I've posted another subtler version below. The bicolour technique used is described here...
http://www.starrywonders.com/bicolortechniquenew.html
High res link here …
http://www.astrobin.com/135939/
Re: The core - I blended the 15 min subs with 2 min subs to hold the detail, but it looks like I need some even shorter ones as well - with the extreme dynamic range of this thing, it's a bit like imaging M42 I guess.
Relax, your comments are welcome - I have thick skin and really appreciate your input.
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Originally Posted by Rex
Nice going Andy, sorry mate I can't offer any advice as I know nothing about NB processing. Very pleasing image to look at.
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Cheers Rex, Thanks for the feedback
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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
I don't think I will ever get into NB myself but that looks great!
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Oh go on - NB is fun! Seriously though, thanks for your kind words
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Originally Posted by SimmoW
You're right Andy, those filters work a treat! Massive increase in neb detail. Now keep it up and get another 5 nights data :-)
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Er - yeah, soon as someone invents plate solving that works on a mac....