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Originally Posted by LewisM
I like it Mario. More data would fill out the fuzzy stuff nicely.
GOOD detail. Well executed.
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Thanks Lewis - I'd get more data but I've since changed scope! However, next time around I'll image that sucker as much as I can...
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Originally Posted by alpal
Very nice - makes me want to re-process mine
after 3 months of clouds & no imaging.
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Allan, thanks for the compliment. I know how you feel regarding the cloud - we here in SEQ had a very long and miserable cloudy season from about November last year to June this year! Plenty of time to get some repro practice in!!!
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Originally Posted by multiweb
The last rendition colours are pretty spot on. Well done.
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Thanks Marc! Jay Gabany's talk on intensifying colours was a revelation! Seeing him and Prof. Malin having a philisophical argument was also worth its weight in gold!
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Good on you Muzza, I imagine you're going to learn more from processing this image than any other. The last version is the best, so well done
Mike
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Mike, thanks for your kind thoughts! The search for colour has led me on an interesting journey.
Despite my urban location with all it's inherent LP problems and the fact that I use a UHC-S filter to tame the LP with an OSC CCD, I was determined to get "true", vivid colour back into my images. This galaxy was probably the one target that was most affected by a lack of colour so it was a good test subject to try all my wild and wacky ideas!
I think, at this stage, the biggest change in my processing technique has been to adjust the colour whilst debayering in DSS. My RGB ratios of 7:10:7 in DSS compensated for the heavily dampened green channel that the UHC-S filter was producing. Coupled with this has been Ivo Jager's help and fantastic additions to StarTools in regards to colour and noise management. The better noise management has meant that I can push my decon and wavelets just that little bit more to get the resolution up without it looking too over-sharpened. And the upgraded colour module is a breeze to use.
Yep, happy days!
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Originally Posted by Larryp
Very nice, Mario
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Thanks Laurie! As I mentioned before, this dataset has given me hours of practice in regards to my processing as well as a milestone to measure my processing journey.
Cheers,
Mario