Alex,
Nice re process and images
Somethings not quite right, 2 vastly different images in regard to dynamic range and detail ?
Let’s forget the colour, contrast and brightness for a moment
Did you do any further re stretching or dynamic range enhancement in PS or just colour and brightness adjustments ??
If the former , then ST is not being utilised to its full advantage as the data is obviously there or else PS couldn’t expose what it has exposed in the outer regions
Somethings not quite right with the ST workflow ?
What version of ST do you run ?
I’d be interested in your ST workflow ( and so would Ivo )
You’ve seen my images over the past 2 years or so using my 2600MC , 6” newt , Bortle 8 Sydney skies, and ST with only with limited data , it just works , but there’s some understanding of how to utilise it to full advantage to expose fine detail and DR
Also your stacked data in DSS , if your going to continue using ST should follow ST guidelines and prerequisites
https://www.startools.org/links--tut...acker-settings
Cheers
Martin