Another M 20

[JohnG (John)]

M 20 from last night, not entirely happy with the shot.

10 x 300 seconds @ -20c Lights, 20 x 300 seconds @ -20c Darks. SBig ST4000XCM, self guided.

Acquired using CCDSoft, combined in ImagesPlus 3.5, tweaked in PS CS2, full frame, taken at the prime focus of the Takahashi FS-128.

Still getting the hang of this camera

Cheers

JohnG

[Tandum (Robin)]

Looks pretty good to me. It's seems brighter / more virbrant than others.
I was going to have at shot at that tonight myself until the rain kicked in

[AlexN]

looks great! So full of color.

[jase (Jason)]

Lovely details coming out of the FS-128 John. Really like the vibrant colours presented - suits this target very well. My only comment is on the processing - all channels are black clipped so I sense we are not really seeing the full expanse of nebulosity you have acquired. Perhaps a reprocess will do the trick - just keep an eye on the histograms throughout the routine.

[leon]

Ah, John this is why we haven't heard of you for a while, very nice indeed, the colour is spot on, and plenty of detail as well,

Leon

[Hagar (Doug)]

Nice John, and to think you told me it didn't work out!!!

[JohnG (John)]

Thanks for the comments .

Had another bit of a play following Jase's suggestion, the green and blue channels seem to be where the problem is, will revisit this object with longer subs I think.

Cheers

John G

[Ric]

Hi John, both images look great. It's great to see you out there and imaging.

The second is showing a lot more of the reflection nebula (hope I got that right) and is very vibrant in its colour.

Cheers

[h0ughy (David)]

no way, I hate the fact that people out there are getting great images. John stop it your making me depressed!!! (fantastic I just love it. Paul Mayo blurted me an image of this this morning that he took as well. They are all showing me what is possible and what can be achieved. Bl00dy dark skies......)

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent John, bright and sharp. Looked for a hi res version on your pbase site, not there?.

[Gama]

Good work John, the time spent on it is well worth the result.

Its a nice image, and great vibrant colours.

Theo.

[JohnG (John)]

Thanks for the comments, Guy's

The 2nd attempt certainly brought out a lot more of the refection nebula, was worth the effort.

Thanks again

John G