[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by desler

Stunning Jase, Stars are really are quite something, beautifully processed and presented image.


Darren

Cheers Darren! Stars tend to make or break an image but its difficult at times to get the right balance. Small stars emphasise the extended object whereas if stars are the feature, its ok to leave them regular sized as the come straight off the chip. Thanks for your feedback.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice Jase. The golden hues mixed with the dark dust makes for a really nice looking image. Love the whispy detail.

Thanks Paul! I'll attribute the faint structure of dust to PI's routines of which I'm still getting a handle on. Fun learning though!

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I swooned as soon as I opened the image. Wow Jase.
You've done this one to a turn. Stunning! http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....es/happy04.gif

Thank you kindly JJJ! Am pleased you enjoyed it!

Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

A well deserving image of the week, great job!http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif

Cheers Gray. Thanks for checking it out!

Originally Posted by marco

Really well deserved IOT Jase, perfect image in any aspect

Cheers
Marco

Thanks Marco. The data set was hit and miss at one stage due to poor red filtered skyflats, but it came out well in the end. Appreciate the positive feedback.

Originally Posted by atalas

Well deserved IOTW Jase! spectacularly presented in this two panel mosaic.

Cheers Louie. The two panels seems to fit the scene well. I did contemplate reusing the B72 image and doing a four panel mosaic, but wasn't the optimal time to be doing this work. Thanks for the kind words.

Originally Posted by Garyh

Very nice Jase!
Look at all those pinpoint stars!
Not to mention that dusty stuff http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif
I wish I had a TAK!

Thanks Gary. Yes, pin point stars to the edge. This set up has taken a while to get such a flat field with a big chip however. All working quite well now.

Originally Posted by Octane

The maestro adorns us, yet again, with another celestial masterpiece of a concerto.

Your composition and stellar profiles are love, my friend.

H

Thanks H! Appreciate the kind words. I don't mind a challenge when it comes to composition. Providing the viewer with a different perspective on a common target is always fun. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by RobF

Yes, you make it all look so deceptively easy Jase - so smooth your eye just drinks it in without letting your brain worry about just how technically demanding the collection and processing would be.
Top shot! http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif

Thanks Rob! I never said it was easy. All images have their problems, even those taken from dark skies. Two panels is certainly easier than four, eight or twelve but the process of matching doesn't alter just the quantity of work. Am pleased you enjoy it.

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Amazing stuff Jase. The colour transition in the surrounding star field really caught my eye. You've done a great job with the mosiac.

Cheers Peter! I would normally look at a wide field image of the area to determine the presence of gradients. In this case I thought the colour transition was a gradient, until I referenced a wide field image which implied it was real. Thanks for checking it out.

Originally Posted by richardo

Beautifully put together, with forethought on this mosaic to present an object rarely seen at this resolution Jase!

Gotta love the intensity of the star cloud, just so much top take in, in one image.

Great!

Rich

Thanks Rich! The MilkyWay starfields with either dust or bright nebulosity really provide a pleasing contrast to each other. There are a few clusters in the area presented. I'll perhaps look at producing an annotated version of the image soon. Thanks for your comments.

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Once again, thanks all.