[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Really noice result Ray, mm, interesting, new to me but great to now know Ha is better than Lum for this star preservation issue - they look very nicely defined, pin point as should be - top show & great result

thanks Bob. The technique has it's problems, worst of which that the (bigger) stars in RGB cover up some of the surrounding nebula and you end up with regions around the (smaller) Ha stars where the colour information is that of the star, but the luminance is that of the nebula - leads to odd coloured halos around the stars. I tried a variety of methods to suppress this effect, with fair success, but not total.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A great rendition. Tons of sharp detail. I love the bright areas of nebula, they look like a rip in the physical universe or a river of lava.

Greg.

thanks Greg - yep, I like the drama in this object as well

Originally Posted by Placidus

Wonderful contrast in feel between the left and right sides of the image.

Very nice indeed.

thanks M&T, appreciated

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Ray,
that's fantastic.
get a print made & hang it on the wall.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Allan - that is an idea.

regards Ray