Centaurus A 24/2.

[mill (Martin)]

I had loads of gradients in this pic, Lum and RGB looked awful.
Learned a thing or two on the net and here is the result.
Comments welcome so i can learn more.
Large uncropped pic here : http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t.../CentAdone.jpg
Small pic below:

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

This is pretty good Marti

I recon Centaurus A looks great in a good sized star field, it places it in perspective compared to the usual hamburger.

Mike

[mill (Martin)]

Thank you Mike
I agree, sometimes an object looks different in a large void (uhmmmm stars).

[RobF (Rob)]

Nice one Martin
Crisp pic with plenty of detail, but nice and soft on the galaxy with plenty of faint cloud coming through.

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Very Pretty Martin,

I like the result, the framing gives it a depth, you dont always see when you get up close. Also, this is probably the best rendition I have seen of Cent A that reminds me of what it looks like in my widefield eyepiece, although with MUCH more stars.

Thanks for posting that, its a beauty!

Cheers

Chris

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice result Martin, a great looking image.

[spearo (Frank)]

Nice shot
crisp stars
Perhaps a wee bit on the reddish side maybe?. I cant rule out my monitor though
looks great
frank

[Garyh]

Don`t mind the full size image at all Martin!
How much exposure and long were the subs?

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Great framing, that's a top shot

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Nice image scale! Looks very nice amongst the stars.

[mill (Martin)]

Originally Posted by RobF

Nice one Martin
Crisp pic with plenty of detail, but nice and soft on the galaxy with plenty of faint cloud coming through.

Thank you Rob I am glad you like this picture

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

Very Pretty Martin,

I like the result, the framing gives it a depth, you dont always see when you get up close. Also, this is probably the best rendition I have seen of Cent A that reminds me of what it looks like in my widefield eyepiece, although with MUCH more stars.

Thanks for posting that, its a beauty!

Cheers

Chris

Thank you Chris
I love it when visual and photography come together.

Originally Posted by iceman

Nice result Martin, a great looking image.

Thank you Mike

Originally Posted by spearo

Nice shot
crisp stars
Perhaps a wee bit on the reddish side maybe?. I cant rule out my monitor though
looks great
frank

Thank you Frank
About the color, i make it the way i like it and the way it looks good on my monitor
You will almost never please everyone

Originally Posted by Garyh

Don`t mind the full size image at all Martin!
How much exposure and long were the subs?

Thank you Gary
It was made up of 5x5 Minutes each RGB and 10x5 Minutes Luminance.

Originally Posted by lacad01

Great framing, that's a top shot

Thank you Adam

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Nice image scale! Looks very nice amongst the stars.

Thanks Paul

[TrevorW]

Good one Martin the larger image file looks tight in the centre but elongation showing in the corners have you nailed this down, star colour is good

[mill (Martin)]

Thank you Trevor
I have polar aligned better last night and will have a look tonight if it is better.

[jase (Jason)]

One of your best Martin. Certainly building a nice online portfolio on your web site. Top work.

[leon]

Nice shooting Martin, I like it, all looks pretty good to me mate.

leon

[mill (Martin)]

Originally Posted by jase

One of your best Martin. Certainly building a nice online portfolio on your web site. Top work.

Thank you Jase , this new camera just makes imaging so much easier

Originally Posted by leon

Nice shooting Martin, I like it, all looks pretty good to me mate.

leon

Thanks mate
Will see you in 6 day's