[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

It is a lot better to software bin than hardware bin with this camera. I would argue that it is better to process unbinned (especially for decon as larger stars respond better than smaller) and then reduce resolution later on.

I think what Ray is getting at with the binning on this nebula is that there is no high contrast regions that suffer. Taking Eta Carina as an example, there are a LOT of high contrast regions in and around the Keyhole Nebula that benefit from as much resolution as possible.

NGC 1760 is a lot more whispy with some detail in the nebulosity but virtually no contrast.

yep, that was what I was getting at - the nebula does not have much fine detail, so full res is not needed.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I agree it is a great object. I have imaged it twice in recent year and think it has a lot to offer for imagers. Probably better in full NB I think. Glad to see you tip toeing into the NB waters Ray.

Thanks Paul. Am trying to keep on the edge of the NB waters - they look pretty deep

Originally Posted by Regulus

This is a very effective image Ray. Well done.

Trevor

thanks very much Trevor

Originally Posted by Stevec35

You're definitely on a roll Ray. That looks great. The colour is so natural that it's hard to pick it as a NB image. Extremely nice composition too with that little cluster at the bottom

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve. Appreciate your comment, because I put a lot of time into balancing the colour so that it looked as close as possible to a broadband image that I found.