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Old 05-06-2015, 01:27 AM
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Apologies for the late reply (I was in a trip), thank you all for the nice comments!

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
Wow Marco, lovely image, I particularly like the fact that you have galaxies in there too! I think you are producing the best small scope images in the World. So, if I win the lottery I will buy you (and I, but mine will be a little bit bigger of course ) a large aperture RC or similar so you can show the world how that's done too (oh and I will scramble a few together myself and try and stay with you ) Together we will be like Batman and Robin (Ill be Robin)

Mike
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Originally Posted by jase View Post
A fantastic "super hero" result Marco. Well done! You've managed the intensity of Alnilam and Mintaka exceptionally well. It certainly is a cool area of the sky. Its also much harder to do at longer focal lengths. I imaged the teardrop nebula a long time ago at nearly 4.8m FL and the reflections were a killer.

I would have thought the incredible hulk would have been more fitting Mike...but that would make you green and possibly with envy.
Haha, Mike, I agree with Jase that perhaps Hulk is more fitting you, but noo, not green, you can still have a cape and a mask if you prefer doing superhero in the night

Thanks for the comment to both of you, I would love to vae a larger scope but still long wait before I will upgrade, however it may be sometime next year .. and definitely I will try to get it a bit smaller than mike, after all, not always size does matters
About reflections, have to say that I didn't have much, just a very small one you can see close to the stars core but nothing not manageable. My scope/camera/filters combination is very good now after I replaced the camera optical windows a couple years ago with a new one with very good anti reflections coating.. no more issues since than

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Originally Posted by dvj View Post
Marco, Your color work/processing is top shelf. Gold standard I aspire too now that I've taken a wee bit of interest in color. Subtle coloration, exceptional dynamic range and depth in your images are always a pleasure.

jg
Thanks John, big merit to PixInsight, it is a manna to color balance astro images Happy you are journey into the RGB realm, a bit different than narrow but still fascinating (and than you will have to merge the best of the two worlds )

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Originally Posted by gregbradley View Post
I am often surprised at how you get new and unusual shots from the same setup. Very clever. Nicely processed and those big powerful stars really are the focus of the image. I nice take on a well imaged area and putting a different focus on what is the subject.

Greg.
Thanks Greg, happy you liked it, I used the same framing of an image I took of the same area few years ago but better sky (and better processing experience now) helped a lot to substantially improve the result

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Originally Posted by multiweb View Post
Really cool shot Marco. Superb processing.
Thanks Marc

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
Yeah Marco would be like a God ...

Nah, would be all amore' Marco
No war , just love and peace
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Originally Posted by RickS View Post
Very cool, Marco! A stunning image that must have been a major exercise in dynamic range management.

Cheers,
Rick.
Thanks Rick, I just had to add some more contribution from RGB than luminance to preserve the color on the big stars, apart from that it was in reality easier than what you would imagine..
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Originally Posted by Leonardo70 View Post
Wonderful Marco ... beautiful colors !

You have made a processing that give a feeling of immense vastness. You're always a reference.

All the best,
Leo
Thanks Leo! You always nice..

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Originally Posted by ghsmith45 View Post
Great picture Marco. Surprising what wonderful stuff lies just off the beaten track.
Geoff
Thanks Geoff, not to off the beaten path, just about a couple degrees in this case
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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
Well done Marco(batman)that's a fascinating image, good work, clear skies.
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Originally Posted by AstroJason View Post
Incredible Marco, just an amazing image. Feels like you're floating in amongst the stars and subtle nebulosity. Great work!

Jason
Thanks Jason, happy you like it!
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Originally Posted by Ross G View Post
Beautiful photo Marco!

What amazing detail.

I love the colours and contrasts.

Ross.
Thanks Ross
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Originally Posted by Astroman View Post
Very nice region of sky. So much going on. Well represented in your image.
Yep, ditto, a lovely area just not enough popular.. thanks for the appreciation!
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Originally Posted by Spookyer View Post
very nice Marco
Thanks you too!

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Originally Posted by ralph1 View Post
Is the apparent lack of nebulosity around Alnilam a coincidence or an actual bubble of clear space caused by the star?
Hi Ralf, possibly a bit you are right, but most of the reason is due to the strong glare of the stars that cover subtle nebulosity in the area. I attach for your reference a crop of Mintaka region from the Ha image below, as you can see there are some faint nebulae quite close to it (this Ha crop is quite stretched and dirty)..
Ciao
Marco
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