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Originally Posted by swannies1983
Mario, you I must be on the same page as I have been imaging Thor's Helmet with my RC8 over the last month. Always nice to compare what other RC8 users are able to achieve.
This is a dim object so you have brought out quite a bit of detail. Just needs more data to reduce the noise. Colours are good.
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Dan, Thanks for that! I've been wanting to image this for some time so I went at it like a bull at a gate when the skies were clear on Thursday night. A few issues as mentioned but all in all I'm happy with the result. If I get the chance I'll add to it but the forecast is for showers next week. Not too bad as the Moon is tending to full at the moment anyway.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Yes, a very good result there Mario  ...especially considering your location  Am I correct in understanding you used a light pollution filter? If so, I think getting good colour with one of those in place is quite challenging..?
Nice work
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Mike, it's always a great thrill when one of the "Masters" gives me a compliment - just call me Grasshopper! As for the LP filter, I use a Baader UHC-S to tame the urban light (see the attached filter response) which tends to give a very red result.
Now I do some very odd things with my colour managment - in DSS I multiply the red and blue channels by 1.2 as my camera has a QE of 60% in green and only 50% in the other two. Then in StarTools I use the MaxRGB feature to show me what the dominant colour is for each pixel. Invariably I have to reduce the red channel by about 0.87. Now I know I've increased it in DSS and then reduced it StarTools but for me it's all logical!! Anyway, it's taken a while but I'm now pretty happy with my colour management.
Cheers,
Mario