ngc2244 rosette nebula

[alan meehan (Alan)]

NGC2244 Also known as the rosette nebula is a emission nebula and open cluster in the constellation Monoceros ,located 5000 light yrs away from the sun.Taken with 40d cooled camera iso800 2hrs 30 mins on a 127 triplete.Processed in pixinsight and resized in photoshop.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice subject Alan. I just get the feel the outer parts of the nebula seem a little soft and mottled looking.
Sorry Alan just something looks wrong.

[Lester]

Nice image Alan, I can see what Doug is talking about too. The centre is very crisp, but the outer regions soft. All the best.

[TrevorW]

Sorry Al but

NGC 2244 – The open cluster within the nebula (Discovered by John Flamsteed in 1690)

not the designation of the nebula

Not bad by the way

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Thanks DOUG you are right i think i need to work on the green makes it look too soft.
Thanks Trevor thats sort of what i meant to say
AL

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Hey Al just get rid of the green background and it will look pretty good mate , nice work.

The Rosette is a must do for me this season, I have only ever done a pretty basic B&W Ha version and with just a 200mm lens to date way back in 2006

Mike

[h0ughy (David)]

nice work Al - i hope to do this soon with my C11 and hyperstar

[Peter Ward]

A little too green, dynamic range looks flat..stars saturated to white and a tad bloated.

Guiding spot on. I like the framing.

Stick with it

[allan gould]

Appears better without the green. Had a quick fiddle - hope you don't mind.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Thanks Allan,Peter yes ill have to work on the dynamic range and fix the stars as well as the colour
hey MIKE needs a bit more FOV dont now anyone with C11 AND hyperstar by chance
Al

[Craig_L]

Hi Alan,

I'm sure the data is there but the processing seems to be letting you down in making this a cracker image. IMHO the background should be black - the emptiness of deep space - and the Rosette - rose red. Do a google search and look at other renditions as a guide.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Did a sidonio and took on some advice i think this looks a bit better,always room for more inprovement

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very nice Rosette. You've got some pretty neat details in there. I'm still to get one that sharp. Well done.

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by alan meehan

Did a sidonio and took on some advice i think this looks a bit better,always room for more inprovement

Much better.

[tornado33]

Nice work, lots of detail there. Plenty of data. I had a fiddle with the latest pic, what do you think?
Scott

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Originally Posted by tornado33

Nice work, lots of detail there. Plenty of data. I had a fiddle with the latest pic, what do you think?
Scott

Thanks Scott i like the colour

[irwjager (Ivo)]

That latest repro is very nice Alan! A beautiful rose - you got some excellent data there with heaps of detail. There's still a tiny bit of green in the background levels though (Scott got rid of that).

Maybe just a matter of calibrating your screen? I got a dual monitor setup (identical monitors, but calibrated and connected differently) that has really helped me finding color problems. What looks black on the one can look distinctly red/green/blue on the other!

[jase (Jason)]

With the colour balance addressed Alan, you've come up with an impressive image. Enjoyed it.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Thanks IVO and Jase you right there i have 2 monitors myself and they need colour calibration both are differnt my next job.
AL

[gregbradley]

Yep, that's a beautiful image.

Greg.