Still processing Astrofest data! I've been leaving this until last as there were so many stars in the field I couldn't get a look I was happy with. Not sure about the colour in this version but I do like the dusty look.
This is just under 4.5 hours from Astrofest using the SN10/QSI683/EQ6.
Good one Peter. You've got to come to Snake Valley. The LMC gets nearly right up ahead.
Tempting! If I end up having a break next year I think that might be one the cards!
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Originally Posted by RickS
Star colours are nice, Peter. I'd ramp up the colour of the nebula some more but that's just me
That sounds great, Marc! One day...
Thanks Rick. I was struggling to increase the colour in the neb without the stars looking too red/orange. Played a lot with PI star masks today but couldn't get it to include the smaller stars.
Played a lot with PI star masks today but couldn't get it to include the smaller stars.
Yes, that can be difficult.
I don't know if the histogram on Astrobin is accurate, but it looks like you could push the black point to the right without clipping. That would give you a bit more colour as well.
Hi Peter,
that's looking better.
You could do more with it if you'd taken some shorter exposure sub frames
for the areas that have exceeded the well depth - like the center of the nebula -
& blended it in later.
I would have processed it slightly differently but then again everyone's
version would be different.
You've got to come to Snake Valley. The LMC gets nearly right up ahead.
