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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Yes, a lovely image Jase! 
I assume this is entered in the wide field amateur category?
Bit of touch an go there though, could be a deep sky entry instead, hard call really..?
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Hey Mike. Thanks.
Yeah, I questioned the category of this image a few times myself. It's is a tough one. As I had to proportionately rescale the image to meet the CWAS size regulations, the print looks like it was taken with a 300mm lens (its approximately the same FOV, just doesn't have the resolution of the FSQ operating at 530mm). Technically, as it was taken through a telescope and when you carefully read the category descriptions - Wide Field (camera shots), Deep Sky (telescope shots)...I made the call that Deep Sky was the safest option. Perhaps categories need to be based on FL.
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Originally Posted by rpsastronomy
Well jase after doing a ian thorpe and swimming many,many laps through your image,i must say i was almost breathless..or was that reckless??
Nicely done
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Cheer Rob. The full res is pleasing to sail around.
When I thought about this image sometime back, I thought of acquiring copious amounts of Ha data for it. I think this would have delivered a completely different image to what I've presented here. The fainter nebulosity would certainly be more pronounced. I had a hard time balancing this image just as an LRGB (as can be read in the original text). Trying the match the Ha data would have probably given me nightmares on this target as the luminescent blue would have been suppressed without considerable layering work. I think there comes a time when you say enough and move on to another target. If anything I could add to this image with some longer focal length instruments on particular targets to show more structure, but for what its worth I'll let it be. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by leon
Truly a gem of an image Jase, I don't think I have ever seen the SMC in such detail, nice work.
Leon
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Thanks Leon. Pleased you like it mate.
