m20 Triffid

[DJT (David)]

35 subs at 300 sec in L and between 12 and 20 subs at 300 sec for rgb , processed in PI.

M20 Trifid Nebula - 2014

I had to ditch a lot of RGB as am in mid install of an MMOAG and was a bit lazy with focussing as was waiting for an adapter before rebuilding a system profile in focus max so its a bit noisier than I would like but almost there.

Will try to get this right next year;-) no rush, right?

[RickS (Rick)]

That shows a lot of promise, David! Colours are nice and it looks like you'd have good detail with more careful focusing.

[Ross G]

A nice looking photo David.

I love the colours and detail.

Are the "funny" spikes due to the focusing?

Ross.

[DJT (David)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

A nice looking photo David.

I love the colours and detail.

Are the "funny" spikes due to the focusing?

Ross.

Hi Ross
Thanks for the comments. The funny spikes are blooming artefacts from the CCD. I am studiously trying to ignore them until I find an approach to dealing with them that I am happy with.

Originally Posted by RickS

That shows a lot of promise, David! Colours are nice and it looks like you'd have good detail with more careful focusing.

Cheers Rick. Looks fine on an iPad but it won't stand up to PC screens and I really must learn to wait and think through the obvious issues before posting. But I have to say that processing through PI is a lot of fun. The colours just pop.