Lagoon to M20

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

hi all,

very quick data set - about 40 mins and 20 mins.



https://www.astrobin.com/9n2c5k/0/

First one is really a HaGBO and then a more traditional straight RGB from Monday night - plenty of moon around.

130mm apo @f5.53 and the asi zwo 6200MM

Cheers

Russ

[vlazg (George)]

Both look good Russel but being an RGB preferrer, the second appeals more.
What about blending the Ha with the RGB?

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

thanks George i was trying to maintain the reflection nebula but will definitely come back and give the RGB a boost.

cheers

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Good stuff Russ. The first one has great depth for such a short capture but the natural look of the second one with the nice blues gives more balance.
Looking forward to seeing the blend too.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Good stuff Russ. The first one has great depth for such a short capture but the natural look of the second one with the nice blues gives more balance.
Looking forward to seeing the blend too.

thanks Pete - i've had a go of blending in some Ha into the red channel.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/803366...blic/lightbox/

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice fov and great details in that shot.

[gregbradley]

Very nice Russ.

We are using a similar setup. F5.53 is a good F ratio for imaging.

Greg.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Nice fov and great details in that shot.

cheers Marc - I don't think you ever miss commenting on a Lagoon image

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very nice Russ.

We are using a similar setup. F5.53 is a good F ratio for imaging.

Greg.

thanks Greg i'm slowly working through plenty of gremlins with the setup but slowly making progress - yes fairly happy at f5.53 a bit slower than your system - I actually had a similarly framed version to yours and it is a it too tight with the lagoon and the trifid really hugging the outer edges so i think your slightly wider field is useful these celestial pairings!