[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great photos Marc,

I like the look of the colour photo, unique and pleasing.
Looking forward to seeing you try this technique on some other DSOs.

I love the monochrome Ha photo. Beautiful smooth tones and the long focal length has brought out some great detail.

Good luck.

Ross.

Thanks Ross. Now I have the guiding bits sorted out with the OAG I'm going to get the C11 out again for this. It should be more suited.

Originally Posted by RobF

High class work as always Marc. Really pushing the gear and it was worth it.

Thanks Rob. Glad you liked the shots.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Ah yes, a nice tight Ha from a good refractor, love it. Its super sharp. You did the right thing wasting the poor subs. Its all part of what it takes. Its hard but thats the way the imaging cookie crumbles!

Greg.

Thanks Greg. Yeah I was pretty bummed out about losing half. Because my focus and guiding were spot on I was certain I had 3h of good stuff. It's only when I was flicking through the subs afterwards that I realised the last batch was pretty bad. Due to worsening seeing only. Just got worse. And Ha is not forgiving at that FL.

Originally Posted by Larryp

Particularly love the colour version, Marc! Great work

Thanks a lot Larry.

Originally Posted by RickS

Good job, Marc! The NIR blend is very interesting.

Thanks Rick. You should try it with your monster scope.

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Interesting stuff Marc. After multiple fails in recent imaging sessions I know how you feel about throwing away hours worth of data.

Thanks Peter. Yeah it sucks.

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Very sharp details and great contrast in the Ha. The resolution is awesome, nice work Marc A pity that you had to waste some subs, but that's just how it is sometimes. The Ha is a great addition to the NIR in the colour image.

Thanks Rolf. Yeah I think it's a good way to boost the blues and details in the neb. Just 15% blend in the lum is enough. Punch all the stars out with a star mask from the Lum coz Ha doesn't have any stars anyway. Keep the sharp neb details only. Adds a bit of contrast and definition in the boring NIR background bits.