[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Looks pretty sweet Lee, lovely contrast. Sometimes in images of NGC 300 it is had to tell what is noise and what is actual resolution of the galaxy and I think many processors like to kinda convince'emselves that some of the noise is stars, but I recon you have done a good job here Looking at your image I can see why it is such a popular target this time of year.

Mike

Thanks Mike! It's definitely tricky to identify the noise from the detail in this one. I've probably still pushed it a bit hard, and when I do the RGB I'll likely dial it back a bit.

To be honest I just wish I had a smaller (FL) scope for this... bit too up close and personal for my tastes, but I only have the one scope now and no reducers, so it is what it is.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

The latest version looks pretty good Lee. I like the detail levels of the later version.

Thanks Paul!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Looking good Lee. I hadn't noticed those 2 dark areas in my subs. Are they processed or in the RAW data? They look like dust areas in the galaxy.

Greg.

Thanks Greg :-) They're definitely in the raw, but they have also been enhanced with local histogram equalisation which I used to bring out the arms a bit more.

I did get some RGB last night, but haven't had a chance to give it a real go. First impressions are that I may need more data... back to work now (just been on leave) so I'll have a play when I get home tonight.