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Originally Posted by RobF
Wow again. Hi res is stunning Dennis. Did you use any filters, or is it just Mewlon res and processing that has brought out so much detail. Think this might be my desktop for a while (if you don't mind....).
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Thanks Rob, I’m pleased that you enjoyed the bigger image.
I think the overall image quality is more related to the good seeing conditions and the capture/processing via the ASI 174 MM CMOS camera rather than the Mewlon 180. I suspect that my C9.25 would have done just as good a job?
I tried a x2 TV Powermate but the seeing broke down so I returned to using the Tak x1.6 Extender and captured 3000 frames in each AVI and used the 50% setting (i.e. use 1500 frames) in AutoStakkert2!
The final mosaic was 4468x4441 pixels and down-sizing to 2560x2560 also adds some “pop” to the image.
I also use the Topaz Plug-Ins in CS6 and they help boost the contrast and detail and display the tonal range more effectively so that whites are not blown out.
I have added an “unprocessed” 1024x768 full res crop to show what the data looked like coming out of AS2! and Registax, before it went into CS6 and the Topaz Plug-Ins.
Cheers
Dennis
EDIT: Just to complete the picture, I have just attached a processed version for comparison.