M7 and surroundings

multiweb (Marc) · #1 25-05-2010, 01:11 AM

Here's my last picture from the SPSP2010. 3 panels with the ED80 . 30x2min per panel in RGB.

Big 1:1 here [3.6MB] and a smaller version here [2.3MB]. This time I was careful to balance the channels and not punch any holes in any stars

I added a couple of spikes ("a la Tom") on the bright ones coz it looks cool.

Thanks for looking.

mswhin63 (Malcolm) · #2 25-05-2010, 01:15 AM

You are right looks cool, great focus, so many stars.

CoolhandJo (Paul) · #3 25-05-2010, 10:23 AM

Sharp as a tack! Wonderful flat image...

TrevorW · #4 25-05-2010, 10:40 AM

Great image Marc

troypiggo (Troy) · #5 25-05-2010, 11:45 AM

Go the ED80!!

Well done!

Peter Ward · #6 25-05-2010, 11:57 AM

Good star colour variation (...Many DS imagers process them to all look blandly white....the fact is, their colour temperatures can and do vary....
clearly not all white here

)

Nicely done

multiweb (Marc) · #7 25-05-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mswhin63

You are right looks cool, great focus, so many stars.

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Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Sharp as a tack! Wonderful flat image...

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

Great image Marc

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

Go the ED80!!

Well done!

Thanks guys

. Glad you liked the field. Not Tak sharp but still..go the ED80!

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Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Good star colour variation (...Many DS imagers process them to all look blandly white....the fact is, their colour temperatures can and do vary....
clearly not all white here

)
Nicely done

Ha!... I knew that taking care of the channels individually might attract the approving nod of 'big pete'

Slowly starting to learn what I'm doing wrong.

Jeffkop (Jeff) · #8 25-05-2010, 05:58 PM

I agree with all the comments before me Marc ... but for the record ... Choice image mate !!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #9 25-05-2010, 06:04 PM

beauuuutiful Marc

gregbradley · #10 25-05-2010, 06:13 PM

That's a beauty Marc, well done.

Greg.

Hagar (Doug) · #11 25-05-2010, 06:21 PM

Very nice Marc. Big image very well captured and processed. All it needs is some dif spikes on those lovely bright stars. I would anyway.

Well done.

telecasterguru (Frank) · #12 25-05-2010, 06:26 PM

Really nice image Marc and well put together.

Frank

irwjager (Ivo) · #13 25-05-2010, 06:34 PM

You keep churning 'em out! Very nice.

multiweb (Marc) · #14 25-05-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffkop

I agree with all the comments before me Marc ... but for the record ... Choice image mate !!

Thanks for the kind comment Jeff.

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

beauuuutiful Marc

Thanks JJJ. Glad you liked it.

You should try that one in widefield. Right up your alley.

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's a beauty Marc, well done.
Greg.

Thanks Greg. Much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Hagar

Very nice Marc. Big image very well captured and processed. All it needs is some dif spikes on those lovely bright stars. I would anyway.
Well done.

Thanks Doug.

There are some but you'l only see them in the big version close up. They're subtle. I use a PS plugin called Starspike Pro. Very cool program.

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Originally Posted by telecasterguru

Really nice image Marc and well put together.

Frank

Thanks Frank.

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Originally Posted by irwjager

You keep churning 'em out! Very nice.

Thanks Ivo. Great work on Starwipe.

David Fitz-Henr · #15 25-05-2010, 10:09 PM

Great image Marc! I wonder how many stars CCDInspector could count here!?!

Paul Haese · #16 25-05-2010, 10:21 PM

Nice image Mark, star colours look great and the dark dust lanes are well defined.

beren · #17 25-05-2010, 10:33 PM

Nicely done Marc, great image really like it.

danielsun · #18 25-05-2010, 11:10 PM

Beautiful work as usual Marc! Choka block stars very sharp and love the spikes.

Cheers Daniel.

richardo (Rich) · #19 26-05-2010, 03:04 AM

Top shelf Marcus!
Great effort with the mosaic.

Funny, I've never really imaged M7 until my first light with the new camera and it is a remarkable area of sky... think this comes down to my aversion to open clusters..

Cheers
Rich

multiweb (Marc) · #20 26-05-2010, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Great image Marc! I wonder how many stars CCDInspector could count here!?!

Thanks David.

An average of 3200 stars per panel and I used 3.

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice image Mark, star colours look great and the dark dust lanes are well defined.

Thanks Paul.

Glad you liked the colors. I spent a bit of time on them.

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Originally Posted by beren

Nicely done Marc, great image really like it.

Tanks for the comments Beren.

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Originally Posted by danielsun

Beautiful work as usual Marc! Choka block stars very sharp and love the spikes.

Cheers Daniel.

Thanks Daniel.

Starspike pro for the spikes. Photoshop plugin. Very handy.

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Originally Posted by richardo

Top shelf Marcus!
Great effort with the mosaic.

Funny, I've never really imaged M7 until my first light with the new camera and it is a remarkable area of sky... think this comes down to my aversion to open clusters..

Cheers
Rich

Thanks Rich.

Same here. Cluster are certainly not my cup of tea either but I don't mind when there's stuff around, like M16 (or M8

)
Scorpius is full of goodies, RGB and Ha. Stacks of nebs in there.