Gee, thanks guys, your comments are much appreciated, makes the effort worth it.
Mr B, the 3D effect just emerged, I was lucky this time
Ric, "fine" is the key, a change from artifact city for me.
Thanks Jase, The 3nm Ha, pretty much squashed the stars by itself, it was hard making the RGB monsters fit tho, the rest just dissappeared.
Allan, sheesh, thank you, glad you like it.
Steve, well, theres a fair bit of processing, deconvolute mainly, but I think I avoided "ovecooked".
Mike, thanks, I was aware of the possibility of processing adding detail, but I added deconvolute to several test subs to the Ha in increasing amounts (the main processing used) and it didnt seem to effect it too much.
Greg, yes, the stars were annoying to start with, im glad I got away with them dissappearing. I had a look at Cromans effort zoomed in to the same FOV, and although he does resolve the "hourglass" very well, detail generally is not that flash. Im about done with M8 now, I imaged the hourglass with a powermate, and its very saturated anyway. Maybe next season Ill layer some lower exposure subs, I feel like moving on now.
Thanks for the feedback Rob, I can only go by other gurus reference efforts on the same LCD, which is not a bad "calibration" actually, im glad it looks good on your calibrated LCD.
Cheers Bill, Im beginning to think the next most important gear after the mount is the camera, the LX200R OTA appears to cut it methinks
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Exquisite details. I was amazed at the Ha data alone, but the RGB data has taken this image to the next level. I true imaging feat indeed. Bugger the stars, just clone them out. At this focal length and use of a small bandpass NB filter, you trying to maximise/focus on nebulosity details, not capturing "pretty" stars. This is what imaging is all about, to capture the essence of a target delivering an unforgettable view. I have tried, but continually fail. Hat goes off to you. Well done.
