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Old 17-02-2008, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by montewilson View Post
Marc ! Welcome back. Nice entree....

What are you using to focus? I can't see a stepper motor in the image of your set-up. I don't trust my fingers!

Will you be coming to the SPSP? I'd like to meet you if you are. Generators are allowed now at the house area.
Just the finger tips - takes me a while to get the focus right though. Unfortunately, for one set of subs I neglected to focus properly . I think one day I'll get myself a PDF - or at least a 10 to 1 microfocuser.

Yep - wild horses coudn't keep me away from SPSP. See you there!

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Originally Posted by sjastro
That's a good image Marcus.

The stars do like being the victims of a jpeg compression. The galaxy also looks too yellow. You might want to increase the amount of blue in the colour balance.

Regards

Steven
Thanks Steven. No, not compression artifacts - I think it's a combination of the minimum filter I'm using to de-bloat and the high pass filter I'm using to enhance the detail (got to remember to mask off the stars!!). I fixed them - still not perfect but much better. I toned the yellow down a little bit too.

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Originally Posted by Starkler
Yes I cant help getting the impression that you have clipped out the fainter parts of those spiral arms. Worth another try for sure
Tried reprocessing today to get more detail and depth. Can't do it - subs are too short. I tweaked the curves a bit to bring out the arms a little better though.

Cheers all, Marcus
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