M8/M20 HaRGB @ 300mm

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Hello all...
Old widefield stalwarts M8 and M20 again in the same FOV.
They get up to the zenith before the wee hours so that I can get my beauty sleep!
It's been really cold and clear the last couple of nights which has been great for DSLR high iso imaging.

Combination/blend of 160mins RGB and 120mins Ha data.

Canon 40D (modded)
Canon 300mm f4L @ f4, iso1600
IDAS LPS2 and Astronomik 12nm Ha filters
HEQ5 Pro mount
ImagesPlus, PS CS4

Higher Res...
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k...urrent=19b.jpg

Cheers for looking
Doug

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Great colours Doug! I am always a fan of nice pungent hues.

Focus looks nice but could do with some deconvolution and maybe some highlighting of the dark nebulas that run though the area. other than that well done on a "old stalwart image"

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by bmitchell82

Focus looks nice but could do with some deconvolution and maybe some highlighting of the dark nebulas that run though the area

Thanks Brendan - repro'd accordingly, and replaced original files
Doug

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice shot, Doug

Didn't work, though.................the beauty sleep

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Very nice rendition Doug . Lovely area that and even with multiple images being posted seems to be less boring than the floodgate flow we get of grand'ol Eta Carina .

Ok ok..love Eta Carina sorry for any offence

Mike

[Tamtarn]

Great image Doug

Loads of nebulosity there !

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Nice shot there Doug Plenty of neb, and I too like "extended" colours for some objects. Do you have the Ha component on its to show us? I'm curious given the colour sensor.

[RB (Andrew)]

Lovely shot Doug, nicely framed and good detail.

Well done mate.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Great image Doug. It's time you got back to a telescope to blitz some images up close.

[Paul Haese]

Nice work Doug. Nicely processed and nice composition.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Nice shot there Doug Plenty of neb, and I too like "extended" colours for some objects. Do you have the Ha component on its to show us? I'm curious given the colour sensor.

Cheers Chris

Re Ha:
I do Chris - I'll post tonight.
The Ha was a bit of a bleached out affair though at 12x10min.
I also have a 2min sub used as a mask that I'll post too.
Doug

[TrevorW]

Well done Doug, I like it, although the central core region of M8 maybe a tad too bright IMO and smothering the stars there

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Nice shot, Doug

Didn't work, though.................the beauty sleep

I'm sure I don't know what you mean!!!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Very nice rendition Doug . Lovely area that and even with multiple images being posted seems to be less boring than the floodgate flow we get of grand'ol Eta Carina .

Ok ok..love Eta Carina sorry for any offence


Mike

Thanks Mike - don't P off the Eta lovers for gawd's sake!!

Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Great image Doug

Loads of nebulosity there !

Cheers D&B

Originally Posted by RB

Lovely shot Doug, nicely framed and good detail.

Well done mate.

Originally Posted by Hagar

Great image Doug. It's time you got back to a telescope to blitz some images up close.

I have been considering it Doug - weighing up the CCD v's DSLR thing too.
If I went CCD it would make sense to get a scope - just too hard mucking about with adapters etc and trying to marry filters up with lenses!!

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice work Doug. Nicely processed and nice composition.

Thanks Paul

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Well done Doug, I like it, although the central core region of M8 maybe a tad too bright IMO and smothering the stars there

Ta Trevor - core suffering from overwhelming Ha blend I think. I don't mind it too much though - I like a little bit of power coming from my cores!
I always think the trapezium in a lot of M42 pics look strange and overprocessed sometimes.

[gregbradley]

Woohoo, that's a beauty Doug - I love it.

Greg.

[Tilt (Michael)]

That's a speccy image there Doug! With all that data, the image is yielding that fancy 'deep' look with intricate detail. Well done sir!

Michael

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Woohoo, that's a beauty Doug - I love it.

Greg.

Cheers Greg

Originally Posted by Tilt

That's a speccy image there Doug! With all that data, the image is yielding that fancy 'deep' look with intricate detail. Well done sir!

Michael

Thanks Michael. I've been reviewing the high res image on my crappy Acer monitor at work and it looks a bit soft to me - any thoughts?
Doug

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Yep - soft.
Fixed!!
Thanks to all for the comments
Doug

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Here you go Chris, here's the Ha files from my 40D and Astronomik 12nm Ha clip in filter.

1. 12x10mins
2. 2min sub (mask)

Doug

[leon]

Your at it again Doug, your work is delight to view, well done mate, love it.

Leon

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by leon

Your at it again Doug, your work is delight to view, well done mate, love it.

Leon

Thanks leon - you on the road yet?
Doug