Hi All
Decided to get out back last night for a couple of hours and do some imaging. This is M45 ..... before and after shots. First image is after stacking RGB files in DSS .... Second image after adjusting in PS CS3. You can see what I have to contend with here. I'm sure there is more data hidden in the mist of light but this is as good as I can get with my processing skills. I will pursue M45 again from my dark sky location.
My lady and I went to a revolving restaurant on the 33rd floor of a Perth building last week for her birthday and as we looked at the view we could clearly see several bright spots amongst the suburban sprawl .... where we live is the second brightest area across to the South East region .... due to car yards, shops, restaurants and highways mainly. At which point she finally realized my frustration over the last 2 years and apologized.
Anyway here are the pics.
5x360sec @ -18
William Optics FLT110 F7 Triplet Refractor
ST2000XCM with MPCC,UV/IR,LPS2
