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Originally Posted by John Hothersall
Amazing resolution and a nightmare to process and match up but your efforts are appreciated as the result is just stunning - I can almost see the super massive black hole at the centre.
Stormy Brisbane, John.
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Cheers John.
I'm sure you've had a crack at this one while in the northern hemisphere. Difficult to get right from a focal length perspective. Wide field images take in the large expanse of the galaxy but lack resolution. A mosaic seems to be a good option. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
See? I knew it, I just knew it..while it did its thing you just... ..oh yeh then maybe a little bit of and hey presto..a staggeringly detailed image of a spiral galaxy
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You're a gullible one Mike. I forgot to mention it was "Made in China" too (assembled in Australia though).
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Originally Posted by atalas
Spectacular Jase! the Ha objects remind me of the ones in the LMC and a wonderful Lab color boost! wonderful work.
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Cheers Louie. Indeed the HII knots add an interesting twist. No lab colour boost, not this time anyway. Heavily colour saturated and DDP stretch image blended as softlight is my usual tactic in punch up the colour. Need to DDP stretch the data hard however as softlight is darkening blend mode. I experimented with warming filters in this image, but the difference were very subtle. Thanks for your comment.
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Originally Posted by Hagar
Magnificent Jase, it just sparkles. This is something else. I have seen a lot of lovely renditions of this Galaxy but this just jumps off the page like Hubbles images do.
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Pleased you liked it Doug. The mosaic resolution gives it the spark, in particular with the blue star burst regions. Too some effort, but what you put in is what you get out.
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Originally Posted by Alchemy
Nice to see you presenting some work, it's been a while by my reckoning. Some of the Ha detail is stunning, one of the areas looks like the Tarantula Neb only in a galaxy far far away
I've said it before and I will say it again, I think the dial up a scope idea is great, it gives everyone the chance to get some stunning data which otherwise is cost prohibitive..... I'd hate to think what a 24 inch kit would cost; and it's a leveler for all, not just those who have the ability to throw 15000 dollars at a new camera or scope.
Lets see more of it.
Clive
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Good to hear from you too Clive. Has been a while. I have a few other projects on the go, so you should see a little more in time (once the images are cooked). You're spot on - there is nothing stopping anyone else logging on to the 24" RC to produce an image of their choice. Money will stop a few (ironically money stops people buying their own high end gear). I acknowledge it isn't for everyone and it helps to know what you're doing in particular with mosaic work. I continue to use rental scopes as I find it provides me with the flexibility to select an instrument for a specific target to achieve the goal I'm after. Still enjoy using my own gear, which is also fully automated (like a rental scope). In both instances collecting data becomes a mundane activity due to the level of automation. Point being is this allows the imager to focus on other activities such as the planning and/or processing of data - this is where the fun and challenge is at! Thanks for your comment. Hope to see you pump out a few images soon too.
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Thanks again all - appreciated!