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Originally Posted by Hagar
What can I say that hasn't been already said. Fantasmagorickle. Now there is a new one.
My god what an image. What size is the chip on the camera? One day I will take a look at mosaics one day if I can ever master RGB.
Well done Mate a lovely detailed image.
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Thanks Doug. I'll work with any positive explanative!
The chip is the Kodak KAF-16803 (camera: Apogee U16M w/ D9 cooling package). Its seems to be the chip of choice by many given its improved sensitivity and imaging array size. RGB imaging is pretty straight forward. Easier than LRGB or HaRGB derivatives such as L+[Ha+R]GB. You know you've got your blending under control once you hit that one (I'm still working on it!). Like most things, you get out what you put in. Appreciate the comments.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Wonderful image Jase. A real masterpiece.
Greg.
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Cheers Greg. Pleased you liked it.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
A lovely image Jase. 20 some hours of data and lord knows how many hours of processing has given birth to a stunning vista  ... WELL DONE! Not sure why you wouldn't also do Lum (?) I guess it might not be worth the effort to get the additional detail since I can't imagine how you could ever effectively present all that detail on any medium short of printing it on a wall sized poster! Even the 50% version on my 24" Eizo at 1920x1200 needs several screen scolls!!
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Thanks Marcus. No Lum...yeah. What is it going to improve? I have 8 hours of Ha data to bring out the finer details of the main targets. The details in the Ha emission line data are far superior to any Lum for Ha rich objects. Besides if desired a synth lum can be generated from the RGB data set and used as needed. Mono image with filters provides endless possibilities. Straight RGB is as close as one can get to a true G2V balanced image given Lum and Ha data introduce a shift that needs to be compensated for. Not sure if I can present such images on the web in an effective manner, but it should look good on a print. Good to know you've got an EIZO monitor as well. Lovely piece of kit for the avid astro imager with its colour reproduction accuracy. Wouldn't be without one. Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by M54
It feels like I'm swimming through the star field!!! Literally!!! 
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Thanks Molly. Pleased you enjoyed the dip!
Cheers