NGC253 my best galaxy photo yet

5ash (Philip) · #1 20-09-2006, 02:30 PM

Used DSLRfocus to take this pic through my LX90 and canon350D (unmodified ) really makes for spot on focussing and remote capture. This pic is 14 2minute UNGUIDED exposures at iso1600 stacked with registax , levels and curves in photoshop, tweaked and diffraction spikes added using astronomy tools and finally cropped and resampled from the original 3456 x 2304 pic down to a 29kb jpeg.
philip

Lee · #2 20-09-2006, 02:42 PM

That's really good 5ash..... excuse my ignorance - what aperture is an LX90?

iceman (Mike) · #3 20-09-2006, 02:48 PM

That's a great image! Great detail in the core.

Did you use fishing line for the spikes, or were they PS induced?

matt · #4 20-09-2006, 03:48 PM

Good work

Like Mike has said, you've done well not to overcook the core.

Well done

ving (David) · #5 20-09-2006, 03:54 PM

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and diffraction spikes added using astronomy tools

great image there!!

a stack of detail

richardo (Rich) · #6 20-09-2006, 04:26 PM

Well imaged there Phil,
as mentioned, the core looks good, nice flat, neutral background and colours look typical for this object.
The Noels astro tools spikes are not too over done either (if that's what you used for the spikes)
Well done!

Cheers
Rich

Striker (Tony) · #7 20-09-2006, 05:28 PM

Nicely captured.

You have done well for ungided images...well done.

I wont comment on the spikes as everyone hated my spikes I added through PS...lol

5ash (Philip) · #8 20-09-2006, 10:32 PM

thanks for the encouraging comments everyone. By the way Lee its the original 8inch lx90 not the bigger brothers that they are selling now.
regards philip

tornado33 · #9 20-09-2006, 10:38 PM

Yes the mount is very good to track so accurately without guiding

Scott

h0ughy (David) · #10 20-09-2006, 10:41 PM

Wonderful Image there Phillip. One day I will get something near the quality of the postings lately!

EzyStyles (Eric) · #11 20-09-2006, 10:45 PM

i like it phill. heaps of details in the outer area. have u try using gausian blur on the diff spikes? astro tools makes them too bright and sharp.

5ash (Philip) · #12 20-09-2006, 11:16 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Eric does this look better?

philip

EzyStyles (Eric) · #13 20-09-2006, 11:20 PM

BEAUTIFUL!!! thats it Phil! i like it . or what you can do is use the magicward and select just the diff spikes without selecting the star itself and blur it that way.