Another Omega Centauri

[dcalleja]

Hi All,
Heres my latest attempt at Omega. Its 10x40s on a DSI Pro II using an Orion ED 80 @ f7.5. Guided on my LX200R. I wanted to try some new processng techniques so this has had:

1. Vignette removal in Photoshop using a mask and
2. Grain reduction using a gaussian blur mask.

Let me know what you think

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Great resolution Dan.
Very nice
Doug

[dcalleja]

Thanks Doug
I am getting more serious about post processing (this means I spend hours of frustration in PS and now need glasses).

[little col]

wow you have to love that glob
nice process

[Tamtarn]

An Image to be proud of Dan.

As Doug has said great resolution and nice round stars also.

Photoshop processing is a big learning curve as we have found out, but a great image like this deserves the time being spent getting the best from it.

Well done - look forward to more

[browndog (Ian)]

Hi Dan - really nice image.

Have your tried using Hue/Saturation adjustments to try and bring out some more colour in some of the stars?

[dcalleja]

Thanks guys
I should have noted this was a luminance image only so no colour to be had. I have a bit of a struggle getting the RGB done as well - as my scope is ALT\AZ I get rotation and while I think I've got the hang of the DSI drizzle to combat it, I still have probs with registration even using Deep Sky Stacker.

[Dr Nick (Nick)]

This reminds me a LOT of my Omega Centaurii, mine is B&W as well.

Nice image!

[dcalleja]

Nick
So it does - some nice images on your site. Thanks for looking.