[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Jase,

Once again, a masterful image, masterfully processed. I just love reading the way you go about capturing your data, and how you process it. It is always very insightful and I pick up something every time I read. Regardless of the fact that I'm still a DSLR newb.

Thanks, again.

Regards,
Humayun

Thanks for the kind words Humayun. MW9 is well placed at the moment so would be interesting for others to give it a shot - especially those DSLR users. The nebulosity isn't Ha rich so in with a chance.

Originally Posted by Bassnut

wow, the full res version fair pops out and really should be viewed to do the image justice. Masterfull stitching and processing Jase, I havent seen this object before (I think, certainly not this way). The colour is subtle and approriate.

The small view looks as if the background is too high, till you view the bigest one and realise its just due to the HUGE number of perfectly rendered stars.

Excellent work, a pleasure to view, so clean, so sharp.

Cheers Fred. Yes, the small 821x821 version does appear to have a high black point. Its actually not a different image, just the full size version resized to a lower resolution. As you indicate, the mass of stars probably provide this perspective. Pleased you liked it. Thanks for your comments.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Superb widefield Jase. Very dedicated work. It's interesting to know you use registar to align the mosaic panels. Do you then load the final in PS with photomerge? I recall you posting a close up (I think) of the galaxy at the end of the dust cloud. Wasn't it the pic you prepared for that gathering in the US last year?

Thanks Marc. Registar
Seriously, its the best tool for mosaic registration. No, I don't use Photomerge, panel matching in brightness/contrast/colour is performed manually in PS. Gives the most control I've found. I've looked at a few PS plug-ins in an attempt to simplify the task, and they do, but not without compromise. Normally, I'd register against a wider field image to correct for frame rotation and the like, but finding a wide enough reference image of this area is ummm...non-existent. There are a few wide field shots around but didn't cover the same FOV I was working with. Yes, the longer focal length shot you're referring to can be seen here (heavily compounded by seeing conditions at the time - fat stars). Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

Cheers