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Originally Posted by topheart
Hey Paul,
Top notch documentation of a very interesting and challenging galaxy.
Interesting indeed how those faint jets occur so differently / individually....
Thanks,
Tim
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Thanks Tim. I have come to the conclusion that imaging faint targets requires certain things. One necessity is that if RGB is involved, I really need to get 3-4 hours of data in each channel to ensure good colour balance. You can use less but I have found it can often require a bit more processing to get a half decent result. The noise levels with more data allow a brighter image too and hence the ability in this case to show the jets better than the previous version. Invariably I think many like myself try to hide the noise by using a darker background and in this case that was hiding the jets a bit. With more luminance I have no doubt that I could improve this image further, though I think it would require double the integration time to get a noticeable result. I am interested in getting that last jet but don't think I want to sacrifice imaging time on just that.
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Originally Posted by Slawomir
Really beautiful image Paul. The highlights to me are superb detail levels and perfectly balanced colours  |
Thanks Slawomir. I think the detail level is what really makes the image, otherwise it would not have had the same punch.