[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by RichardJ

Beautiful image Andy.
I also belong to that club.��

RichardJ

Thanks Richard, it's by no means exclusive! Makes processing interesting though that's for sure!

Originally Posted by PKay

Looking at a wider field GUM 65, it reveals in the shape of a heart.

I guess adding Ha to the red channel helps to increase detail and add depth, as would the Lum?

Noice work Andy

Thanks Peter, Yes indeed - Ha reveals detail and gases present that would be otherwise near invisible, and the Lum helps smooths out the noise and picks up more of the fine dusty stuff.

Originally Posted by Robert_T

It's a powerful and highly contrasting combination of objects and features Andy. Looking at the Astrobin version is a treat. What FL will the new reducer give you? And also intrigued as to the benefit of and how you used the Lum?

Cheers Robert, the new reducer will be f5.4 @ 700mmFL. Lum helps me a lot when shooting under LP - seems to smooth out the noise, boost the overall signal and pick up feint dust. I shoot lots of short subs and then deal with the gradients in post.

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Well done Andy. I can see that a lot of thought has gone into the composition and layout of the field. The Gum and Sharpless catalogues do make for a great shopping list of objects.

Thanks Rodney - as you know, I'm always on the lookout for something new or overlooked. I recall seeing a post of this field a while back, guess it lodged in my memory bank.

Originally Posted by multiweb

That cluster is very nice. You can see the central bar of stars. Nicely resolved.

Thanks Marc, I was mindful of focusing very carefully, and dumped out any imperfect subs - that said, I'm a tad surprised and delighted with the resolution shown here, nice to finally have the Tak sorted.

Originally Posted by mswhin63

Very nice Andy tried to image this combination as well, but a DSLR does not cut it. Still, I may try again. Maybe need to filter mod my camera.

Cheers Malcolm, There are many Ha rich regions in this area of space, and a camera mod will certainly help you show them off.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

All hail the natural colour palette!!

Lovely image Andy! The composition is perfect! The Force is with you!

Many thanks Sensei Marcus! I was thinking of you and some of the tips you gave me previously when processing this one.