Thanks all, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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Originally Posted by Regulus
That's very nice Paul. Love the colour, clarity, and composition.
You refer to a Herbig-Haro object; is that the inverted comma between the two blue stars in the centre?
Trev
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Actually I am not sure it is particularly that object, but more likely the small object just below and to the right of that one. Though I thought the same thing until I read up on a bit about it the other night. It is most likely part of the Herbig-Haro object in the centre there. Happy to be corrected by the more knowledgeable.
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Originally Posted by RickS
Great job, Paul! Very crisp detail. The glob looks a little odd as it often does in renditions of this object (including one I did a couple of years ago.) Probably needs some masking and different processing to get everything looking its best. I don't think I've ever seen an image that gets CrA and the glob both looking "perfect."
Cheers,
Rick.
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Noted and attended to thanks Rick. I brightened that area a little. Funnily though I did mask in several layers to deal with the burnt out core. I think half the problem is to get the depth you need to go deep but then have to deal with the brighter parts of the image to control the burn out.
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Originally Posted by Rigel003
Lovely image Paul. Is this the first with your new FSQ? Nice wide field and super sharp. Only possible thought might be to use a bit of dodging on NGC6726/6727, the brighter object with the double core which is possibly a bit burnt out at its centre. Love the detail in the wispy outer reaches of this though. Beautiful surrounding star field and glob. Well done.
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Yes this is the first published image with the FSQ106.
I am not really all that keep to hit that area too hard. Even using dodge and burn has a significant impact on the look. I suppose I am trying to follow the idea that brighter areas ought to be bright. Though like you I would prefer the stars to be singular. The trouble with the 8300 sensor is this sort of thing tends to happen if you go deep on the subs. Short subs tend to produce the salt and pepper look, so it is the devil you do or the devil you don't. I'll see if I can do anything in the next few days.
Just as an aside and unrelated to any of the comments in this thread, this image has absolutely no noise control whatsoever. This is the result of signal over noise. Just in 20 short hours the smoothness showed up. I have seen some veiled references of late about being anal about noise via doing mega data. Well with aiming for high signal, the by-product is noise reduction or indeed the noise disappears somewhat. I don't see why there is a need to discourage people from aiming for high signal/low noise images. I encourage all to aim for high signal and get as many hours as possible. Feel free to comment.
