Reprocessed NGC 3372

[Andy01 (Andy)]

(Second, reprocessed more subtle file added).


Hi everyone,

I've avoided shooting this object until now, as like M42 it seems to have had more hits than Elvis!

But sooner or later, one must bite the bullet and have a crack at it - something of a rite of Astrophotography passage I suspect.
So here to share is my proper go at Eta Carina from a dark sky site in Kilmore, country Victoria on the long weekend.

24x 600 secs on the SBIG 8300c, Darks, flats etc. processed in Nebulosity, Photoshop and NIK filters. It's big, bright and colourful all right!

On a technical note, I was using the new W/O P-Flat 4 adjustable field flattener/reducer and I notice some eggy stars appearing in the top left hand cnr.
I have a 35 mm spacer in place and the Delta setting on the dial is 75 - looks like it needs more tweaking to get a nice sharp flat field.
Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Cheers

Andy

[atalas]

Great effort Andy!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Ta da da-dahhh, right of passage granted Andy

Keep at it, things usually only improve from here

Image image image....

Mike

[alpal]

It's looking good Andrew,
I would need to see a much larger version to comment more -
maybe 1920 pixels wide?

cheers
Allan

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Agree, looks good, perhaps a bit to push on the blue channel side (it looks a bit too red) but overall a pretty ETA!

Regards
Marco

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Great effort Andy!

Thanks Atatlas

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Ta da da-dahhh, right of passage granted Andy

Keep at it, things usually only improve from here

Image image image....

Mike

Cheers Mike, I appreciate the sentiment from the AP master!

Originally Posted by alpal

It's looking good Andrew,
I would need to see a much larger version to comment more -
maybe 1920 pixels wide?

cheers
Allan

Cheers Al, here you go, second file added.

Originally Posted by marco

Agree, looks good, perhaps a bit to push on the blue channel side (it looks a bit too red) but overall a pretty ETA!

Regards
Marco

Thanks Marco, really appreciate your comments - I've updated and added a reprocessed file. Less punchy stars, less electric colours - a bit more subtle now, perhaps more suited to everyone's taste.

Cheers

Andy

[alpal]

Andy,

Cheers Al, here you go, second file added.

Hi Andy,
that's still very small.
I meant a big photo - 1920px x 1450px & a 3 Megabyte file -
the sort of file you can save on flickr photos as I do.
My screen is a full HD - 1920 x 1080, 27" LED monitor &
I love to fill that screen up & see all the details.


cheers
Allan