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[alistairsam]

hi

Its been a while since I posted anything worthwhile, this is a semi decent image I acquired from lake eppalock, vic.

http://www.astrobin.com/full/210770/E/

I know the colours are off and details aren't great, but its something.

Details below

4 x 10mins R, 2 x 10mins B, 1 x 10mins G.
15 x 5mins L , 3 x 15mins L

Paramount MyT
10inch F4 CF Newt
STF8300m Mono
Baader RGB, IDAS LPS-P2 for L.
Processed in Startools

Comments welcome

Cheers
Alistair

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks pretty damn good, Al. Especially since it is based on very little data...

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

I'm with Rick Alistair, more than semi decent I recon

The details look lovely and fine structured, perhaps a tad yellow/green and looks to be a bit vignetted, did you use flats?

Nice work though

Mike

[Atmos (Colin)]

For such a small data set you've done a really good processing job

[alistairsam]

Originally Posted by RickS

Looks pretty damn good, Al. Especially since it is based on very little data...

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick, it took a few attempts, happy with the result

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

I'm with Rick Alistair, more than semi decent I recon

The details look lovely and fine structured, perhaps a tad yellow/green and looks to be a bit vignetted, did you use flats?

Nice work though

Mike

Thanks Mike
I did struggle with the colours.
I didn't use any calibration on this, not even darks.
glad you like it

Originally Posted by Atmos

For such a small data set you've done a really good processing job

Thanks Colin
The F4, dark skies and startools really helped.

Cheers
Alistair

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

Only one major criticism Alistair.

Update your signature for the MyT!

Lovely image, esp for the low exposure time.

[Paul Haese]

Alistair, this contains quite a bit of detail despite the low amount of data. Colour is muted as you say but with some more data it would boost your colour. I generally like to aim for 100 minutes of more if I can.

If you did some flats and darks the image will improve in my opinion. Like you say it is still something. Though I think potentially it is more than just something.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Nice one Alistair. There's a lot off good detail in there and I can see it becoming something a lot better than 'something' if you keep adding to it.
Really nice to look at.

Trev

[alistairsam]

Originally Posted by SimmoW

Only one major criticism Alistair.

Update your signature for the MyT!

Lovely image, esp for the low exposure time.

Thanks Simmo, done. forgot about that.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Alistair, this contains quite a bit of detail despite the low amount of data. Colour is muted as you say but with some more data it would boost your colour. I generally like to aim for 100 minutes of more if I can.

If you did some flats and darks the image will improve in my opinion. Like you say it is still something. Though I think potentially it is more than just something.

Thanks a lot Paul. did you mean 100mins per colour channel?
I ordered the Gerd Neumenn flat panel, but it got lost in transit by DHL. they're sending another one so hopefully should start getting flats.
i'll have to build a dark library when its cloudy.

Originally Posted by Regulus

Nice one Alistair. There's a lot off good detail in there and I can see it becoming something a lot better than 'something' if you keep adding to it.
Really nice to look at.

Trev

Thanks Trev, glad you like it

Cheers
Alistair

[Paul Haese]

Yes Alistair, that is what I meant. 100 minutes per colour channel.

[Rex]

Hey that's pretty good Alistair. As has been said, for the small data sample the details are quite good.