Omega Cent

[LKD (Luke)]

Slim pickings for imaging this year as we all know. Brief window of clear skies opened up a few weeks ago. Best seeing I have had from home to date, HFR of 5 deteriorating to 7.5 by last of the subs. 35 X 120" subs total across RGB filters.
Not much processing on this one, WBPP in Pixinsight and channel combination, background neutralization then a tweek in PS, only took about 5min after the WBPP was done.

https://www.astrobin.com/jpkhjq/

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Hi Luke,

I hate seeing images go without comment - especially when the underlying data is very good.

Your image is ruined by the large green halo, greenish background and pinkish core (which is a little burned out). This kind of stuff is easily fixed in PS. I've played with it and mostly fixed the issues (I'm bored). I'll post a reduced version here if you want me too.

Cheers,
Marcus

[Startrek (Martin)]

Luke,
Nice image but ….
I agree with Marcus , you’ve captured some good data there with that big Newt but the core is over saturated and colour is not quite right ?
Just some tweaks in the core area and some colour balance and it should turn out a lot better.
Well done on the capture and yes it’s been trying the past year with limited clear sky time

Martin

[LKD (Luke)]

Your image is ruined by the large green halo, greenish background and pinkish core (which is a little burned out). This kind of stuff is easily fixed in PS. I've played with it and mostly fixed the issues (I'm bored). I'll post a reduced version here if you want me too.

Cheers,
Marcus[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the great feedback Marcus, It was a quick edit on my part, would be very pleased to see your version. Thanks

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by LKD

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Thanks for the great feedback Marcus, It was a quick edit on my part, would be very pleased to see your version. Thanks

No problem. Here is my quick fix version (done in PS) - greatly reduced. It was a bit fiddly - took me around 15-20 mins.
I've included your version at the same scale for comparison (on the right).

Looking forward to seeing what you do if you spend more time on it!

PS: I wouldn't consider my version the ants pants by any means - but it illustrates what some extra processing can do.

[LKD (Luke)]

Here is my quick fix version (done in PS) - greatly reduced. It was a bit fiddly - took me around 15-20 mins.
I've included your version at the same scale for comparison (on the right).

Looking forward to seeing what you do if you spend more time on it!

Thanks Marcus, your version a definite improvement, I will revisit this image, also have some Luminescent data to try to add.