Saturn 6th April

[asimov (John)]

Processing these during the day in a brightly lit room which is not to my liking & I'm finding it impossible to tell if they are coming out ok or not

Anyhoo, in the shot is Tethys, Dione, Enceladus & Mimas.

C11/DBK618

[Shiraz (Ray)]

they are coming out really well Asi - moons are excellent as well. regards Ray

[asimov (John)]

Thanks for the feedback Ray. I'm wondering if this brings up a valid topic of discussion...If I'm finding it hard to process in the 'right' lighting (but what is correct lighting?) surely many others are as well? I just find it very easy to process during the night.

[lepton3 (Ivan)]

Originally Posted by asimov

...If I'm finding it hard to process in the 'right' lighting (but what is correct lighting?) surely many others are as well? I just find it very easy to process during the night.

Interesting. John, I find the opposite. I can only get a rough processing on the capture laptop at night. I need to get inside to my study with a nice bright light to get a proper process.

Also, I find I prefer a LED lit screen to the CFL lit screen.

I wonder if a fair bit of it is what you are used to?

-Ivan

P.S. Another nice Staurn. How do you keep the moons so tight? The faint ones always seem to spread out for me.

[trent_julie]

Great shot, I really like the subtleties in colour.
Trent

[asimov (John)]

Originally Posted by lepton3

Interesting. John, I find the opposite. I can only get a rough processing on the capture laptop at night. I need to get inside to my study with a nice bright light to get a proper process.

Also, I find I prefer a LED lit screen to the CFL lit screen.

I wonder if a fair bit of it is what you are used to?

-Ivan

P.S. Another nice Staurn. How do you keep the moons so tight? The faint ones always seem to spread out for me.

Well, I have always tried to process during night hours because I tend to see small intricate details a lot better than during the day so yes, even more interesting now that I find out you tend to do the opposite. I would be interested in hearing from others on this.

My shots with moons are composite images. All I do is increase the levels, decrease the low levels, sharpen & then Gaussian blur.

Thanks Trent.

[asimov (John)]

And now that evil sun has set, I can view this image like I usually do. Looks ok If I look at it quickly Studying it though, I can some some areas where I could improve on it..

[Quark (Trevor)]

Another nice job Asi, the moons look great and there seems to be a bright spot close to the CM in the NEB just below the storm remnant. Can relate to the difference the light makes to how the colours appear while processing. Would be most excellent with the moons in the frame, to put together an animation to show their movement.

Regards
Trevor

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Trevor. Yeah, I have enough for an animation too. Trouble is I need a few cloudy days/nights to get this kind of work done, heaven forbid!? Ready to image Mars again in about 30 mins.

Please don't tell the weather gods about my 'C' comment!

[Clayton]

Very nice Asi

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Rob :-)