Hi all,
I managed to get some more data on this interesting galaxy. Details are:
Ha 18x10 min -20C bin 1x1
Lum: 50x10 min -20C bin 1x1
RGB 61x10 min -20C bin 2x2
Integration: 21.5 hours
Meade lx90 8"
QSI 683WGS
Optec Lepus 0.62x Reducer
More details and high(er) res on
astrobin.
I took all your advice on board and processed a little differently to the first one. I backed off on the noise reductions, particularly for the lum channel. I also ran the subframe inspector script and weighted the images using a similar approach to
here. Lastly I applied a little deconvolution. Other then that, my work flow was pretty similar to the first image.
This image has come out sharper and better than the first. I was happy to get some of the jet filament! It's still a little soft, but not sure if I can improve on that yet. My setup has some serious field curvature going on, as measured by ccd inspector.
Always after pointers in ways I can improve.
Cheers,
Aaron