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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh
Hello Marcus
very nice indeed, but it does not compare to your Corona Australis image which I think is just exceptional in every way.
I also enjoyed a good look around your website tonight, and your running photo-commentary of your observatory construction was very good.
Well done mate
cheers
Martin
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Hey thanks Martin - appreciate that!! Yeah, it didn't take me long to figure out how much I hated set up & tear down - I had the observatory built after only 5 or 6 sessions I think. So how's the cloud cover in Nebraska?
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Originally Posted by Alchemy
very nice, good color, smooth, nice contrast....
where did the guy in the big hat go? someones pretending to be you !
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Cheers Clive! Hmmm yes, the hat was almost a signature thing wasn't it?
Maybe I'll grow it back!!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Thanks for the tip Marcus.
Do you think there is always a gain from 1x1 on the RGB?
Certainly your image in this case is fantastic but do you always see a gain from it or is better to simply do more luminance at 1X1?
I suppose there are 2 schools to this but if one advantage is the ability to add desaturated RGB to the luminance that is something of a dual purpose to your RGB.
I guess in my case recently with such a continual run of poor weather the question is moot anyway.
Greg.
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You'll only get a gain (from Ls) when the RGB is the same or better resolution than the Lum - in which case you always get a noticeable improvement in S/N and the processing benefits that brings. I consider it a bonus when I can do it. I dunno, it's probably just a personal preference thing whether you spend time gathering extra lum or more time gathering RGB in 1x1
. But, I DO like the idea of using the RGB data twice!! ... It feels like you're getting something for nothing
Cheers, Marcus