[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by Martin Pugh

Very nicely rendered Jase.

take care
Martin

Cheers Martin! Thanks for checking it out.

Originally Posted by spearo

Looks great
I have yet to learn how to mix and blend all these channels!
so much to learn...so little clear sky time...
frank

One word Frank - experiment. If you play it by the book all the time, you will not develop the skills. I hear you on the clear sky time. I'm using gear all over the place, not just mine so at present I've got more data than time to process. It doesn't rain, it pours. Next few months I'll probably release nothing...who knows! Looking forward to seeing your results of the CCD imaging journey...Thanks for taking the time to check out the image and make comment.

Originally Posted by avandonk

Looks alright to me Jase.

Here is an animated GIF of your red channel with my image in HA. 2MB

http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.co...10_03/jgif.gif

I made it high res so the 16" RCOS was not disadvantaged.

We are comparing 300 mm APO lens to 3360 mm RCOS.

Bert

Thanks Bert. I like your comparison. 300mm lens packs some punch thats for sure. I was admiring you Eta mosaic the other day. May use it for a scaffold image in due time.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Wow, that is just sensational. I love it.

Perfect framing and colour, lots of detail and that nice little jellyfish style neb in the bottom right. Gorgeous.

Where is the 16 inch RCOS located? Gee they are good scopes.

Greg.

Cheers Greg. I liked your rendition too, despite the thread going slightly off track. The 16" RC is located in Victoria.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Hey Jase - very nice mate, as always!

I wouldn't call myself a purist, but blending Ha with blue & green? ... I dunno .

Cheers, Marcus

Ummm... you're a purist Marcus. You're in denial or something Seriously, you're only limited by your imagination and skills. As I've already mentioned, if you play it by the book all the time, I don't see the value. You should try it sometime. Thanks for checking it out.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful rendition - top work as usual.

Thanks Marc. Appreciated.

Originally Posted by gbeal

Lovely shot Jase. I have about 2 hours of Ha and O3 and was quite happy with my meagre efforts, until I saw this.
Gary

Hey Gary...must of sparked interested to get a comment from you. Only kidding mate. Seriously, post your image. Every image portrays the scene differently so deserves it own time in the spot light. Pleased you liked my rendition and thanks for making a comment.

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Top work... again

Thanks Paul. Pleased you liked it.

Originally Posted by telecasterguru

Beautiful image.

Frank

Cheers Frank!

Originally Posted by AlexN

Lovely... One of my favorite areas of Vela..

Thanks Alex! I could agree more. It certainly is a special area for imaging. Thanks for you comment.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice going Jase, some of the gradient work is just ever so slightly visible; but this is certainly a lovely image. Wish I could do the same.

Cheers Paul. Yes, as I mentioned I feel the background is turbulent. I can image lower than 50 degrees in the east with this rig as the gradients get too nasty. I'm use to dealing with them, but these took nearly all the tricks out of the bag. Lets just say GradientXterminator couldn't tame them, resulting in manual extraction using masks.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Jase, a wonderful renditon of a tough object.

Excellent acquisition and processing.....Great scale (16"RCOS Hummm....)

Top shelf to be sure!

Thanks Peter. Its not an easy target, but I'm pleased with the result none the less. Pleased you enjoyed it too!

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Thanks again all for your support. Appreciated.