NGC 300 with very little processing.

[sjastro]

Only a mild DDP applied to the luminance and an increase in colour saturation.

A very delicate galaxy that exhibits stellar resolution which can be easily mistaken for noise, hence the processing was kept to a minimum.

ST-X10ME, BRC-250 scope 3 hr L, 1 hr R, 1 hr G, 1 hr B (RGB unbinned).

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ngc300nc.html

Clear skies

Steven

[Octane (Humayun)]

Steven,

Gorgeous. You're right, it looks very delicate.

Cheers.

Regards,
Humayun

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

very nice.

[gregbradley]

Excellent shot Steven.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yes, nice work on this Steven, I recon you need a really big chip camera though to make that BRC really sing

Mike

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a very cool shot Steve. Resolution is amazing. Top work.

[sjastro]

Thanks for the comments.

Mike,

The next CCD will not only have to be a wider field chip, but also considerably lighter than the SBIG ST-X10ME which makes flexure a potentially serious issue on the BRC-250.

Regards

Steven

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

Thanks for the comments.

Mike,

The next CCD will not only have to be a wider field chip, but also considerably lighter than the SBIG ST-X10ME which makes flexure a potentially serious issue on the BRC-250.

Regards

Steven

This would be good, it's only 1kg :

http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/SXVF-H35-36.htm

Plus the FW of course:
http://www.flicamera.com/fli/filter_wheels.html

Mike

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Very nicely done Steven! Light processing definitely helps display this galaxy at it's best.

Cheers, Marcus

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice image Steven. The galaxy has everything going for it. The hII areas have resolved beautifully.
Cameras........ Well the choise is becoming endless.

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

This would be good, it's only 1kg :

http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/SXVF-H35-36.htm

Plus the FW of course:
http://www.flicamera.com/fli/filter_wheels.html

Mike

Thanks Mike.

No commission?

Sreven

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by Hagar

Very nice image Steven. The galaxy has everything going for it. The hII areas have resolved beautifully.
Cameras........ Well the choise is becoming endless.

Thanks Doug.
Seeing conditions weren't exactly the best, but I am satisfied with the amount of detail in the image.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Very nicely done Steven! Light processing definitely helps display this galaxy at it's best.

Cheers, Marcus

Hello Marcus.
More exposure would have helped as well. It would have allowed for a greater processing latitude.

Regards

Steven