[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Nice & deep, Peter. I'd add some RGB stars (to replace the pink ones!)

Thanks Rick. It will have to wait for Astrofest next year as my horizon to the north at home is non existent.

Originally Posted by Slawomir

IMO this is a tough object to process and you have done very well.

Subtle processing artefacts can be seen when fully zoomed in, but otherwise a nice image Peter

Thanks Slawomir, it would be nice to have 70 hours on this!

Originally Posted by RobF

Really like this one Peter. Agree those outer curtains or quite hard to get data and demonstrate in final pic. Think you've a great job on tough target.
Resolution and detail impressive also.

Thanks Rob. I was surprised at how tweaking the blue and cyan selective colour sliders made the outer nebulosity stand out.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Really good result Peter, you have all the halo as far as I can see and some good detail in the main PN. I think your scope benefits well from using NB filters.

Purely from an aesthetic point of view, I agree with Rick about the stars but looks like you only gathered Ha and OIII so coloured stars were out of the question. Looks like the stretching has upped the noise but overall I'd rather see the faint bits at the expense of a bit more noise anyway

Nice job...Astrofest just keeps on delivering

Mike

Cheers Mike. I'll probably come back to this next Astrofest and get some RGB as well as some more Ha and OIII.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very nice Peter. A slight crop would also help as there is a stacking edge at the bottom of the image.

More importantly, the neb and shockwave are nicely presented.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. I should have spent more time tidying up some of the aesthetic items however I was really focused on how to get the colours to look good. I might have another try with some better processing steps.

Originally Posted by Flugel88

That looks fantastic Peter!
Come along way from your ngc 6164 version with the GSO newt.
Nice colour and detail in the oxygen/hydrogen shells.

Cheers Michael. I suspect the Newt image was suffering from dew on the primary as this tends to be a midnight target at Astrofest.

Originally Posted by batema

Peter that is a fantastic image. The detail in the outer shell is amazing.

Mark

Thanks Mark.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

This object is one hell of a tough mother to image and process. Your detail levels are very good and I like your colour palette too. I spent over 50 hours collecting data on this and in the end only used 34 hours. You have got a good result for 6 hours of data. RGB stars really make this target and I encourage you to get them if you can.

Cheers Paul. It would be nice to have a fixed setup where I could get more data but in our current location that is unlikely to happen.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Good result. Nice to see.

Thanks Mike n Trish.

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Agree - think the nebulosity colour balance is great. The image scale just suits this object.

Cheers Troy. I think around 1m f/l is the sweet spot for amateur astrophotography.

Originally Posted by ozstronomer

Great Image Peter, nice colour and detail in the PN

Geoff

Thanks Geoff.