Took this image last night, wth the 6 inch "Cometracker 6 inch f3.6 schmidt newt.
2x5 mins ISO200, no filters at all. Hutech modded 350D. Full res. crop of centre of image.
During processing I used the colour stretch function of Iris to bring out star colours. Theres a pile of brighter yellowish stars, some white ones and a lot of fainter blue ones. "Blue stragglers" perhaps. They are explained here http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/bluestrag.htm
Scott
That's an amazing shot Scott, it looks like the stars are being pulled together and contracted under incredible forces, I get a sense that they will all compact into one super dense pinpoint that will disappear into another dimension it is a mighty image.
Thanks all. The color stretching and dynamic stretching functions of Iris are handy to experiment with. I imagine its similar to Images Plus's Digital Development.
Scott
Those yellow stars remind me of one of a rare night at Ilford in 2002, where we had Omega Centauri overhead , viewing with a 20" binocular with twin 22mm Nagler Type 4's. Because of the `chromatic stereopsis ' the cluster looked completely 3 dimensional, and my breath was taken away. I just didn't even recognise the cluster though I'd seen it so many times before. You could see three dimensional voids weaving away and there were red and yellow stars scattered throughout. Binocsopes really enhance color perception in my experience.
( Chromatic Stereopsis is a 3 dimensional effect you get in Binoscopes where Red stars appear closer because the eye is more biased towards red when you focus up close due to chromatic aberration in the eye which your brain filter out mostly )
Thanks all
Chromatic Stereopsis might be why when just using handleld binos. looking round the sky, stars look slightly 3 dimensional?
I guess as the brain is getting a "signal" from both eyes it processes colour more extensively.
Scott
it is a mighty image.
betchya have an awesome image then LOL... 
