Hello,
Finally got to a dark site last new moon....first time since March!
I was able to give the Nikon 100mmF2.8 lens a "colour" trial.
I attached it to my QHY8L OSC ccd and did a series of 5 minute and 10 minute exposures with the lens at F4.
Total exposure was 120 minutes
The camera was on a HEQ5Pro mount and guided with PHD through a finderscope
I imaged the area between the Dark Doodad and Acrux.
Processing was with DSS and Photoshop CS2.
I haven't processed a colour photo for a while and I found this one very difficult. I did many versions ranging from nearly monochrome to almost fluoro and I was not completely happy with any of them.
This one posted seemed the best compomise but it was difficult to find what best represents this region.
What do you think?
Thanks for looking.
Ross.
http://rossg.smugmug.com/WideField/A...DSS-PS8-X3.png