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Originally Posted by Ross G
Nice shot Chris.
Natural and smooth.
Ross.
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Thanks Ross, I keep coming back to the data and playing with it, but I too like how this one is subtle, not too overprocessed...
Cheers
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Originally Posted by LightningNZ
Hi Chris,
I know exactly what you mean about it taking 30 minutes to complete the stacking. I have a new PC now and it only takes about 2 minutes. In some ways at least computers have continued to improve at a crazy rate.
If it's any consolation, I never fiddle with DSS at all. I just leave it on the default settings. Maybe if I took heaps of subs and I knew some were marginal I'd put it on sigma-clip rather than median or average and tell it to stack just the 85% best images or something. Otherwise I just throw the lot in and go to bed. The real fun is in the PhotoShopping or whatever anyway.
There are some great image processing tutorials out there on the web. There probably are some good ones here but I haven't checked. Cloudynights is a goldmine of good tips and information.
Unfortunately my ability to process images has now far outstripped any ability to take said images... 
I'm sure there's quite a lot to be seen in your image that's currently not there. I'm currently laid up with chicken pox, so if I can be of any help then I'd grateful for the opportunity.
Best,
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Hi Cam,
Frustrating is the word for processing on sub standard PCs....!
I do a small change in Startools and then wait for 3 mins to see it render the result, drives me nuts. I have been using my dual core work laptop but its slightly less painful. I need to commandeer the kid's quad core 4GB RAM dedicated graphics card beasts to grind away, but getting them off them during school holidays is harder than finding a performing investment in Europe these days....
Shoot me your email address via PM Cam, and I can add you to the google docs folder where I have this and some flame nebula data stored and you can go to town if you like....sorry to hear about the chicken pox, I had shingles a few years back and that was worse than the original chicken pox....drives you nuts it does....
Cheers
Chris