NGC 104 - 47 Tucanae

[batema (Mark)]

Hi,

This image consist of 4 ½ hours of LRGB data. 1 ½ Luminance and an hour each of RGB all 1x1 binning.
Telescope: TEC 140.
Mount: Astrophysics 1100.
Camera: SBIG STT 8300 with self-guiding filter wheel.

Link to high resolution image : https://www.flickr.com/photos/134809...posted-public/
Advice welcomed.

Mark

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks good, Mark. The core looks a little burnt out. That might have been a deliberate artistic decision in which case "bravo!" If not, then maybe you need to wind back the processing or get some shorter subs?

Cheers,
Rick.

[batema (Mark)]

Rick I took 3 minute and 1 minute subs but couldn't blend them to make it look seamless so just went with the 3 minute subs.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by batema

Rick I took 3 minute and 1 minute subs but couldn't blend them to make it look seamless so just went with the 3 minute subs.

Gives you a little project to keep working on, Mark

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice! Was that from camp duckadangdong?

[batema (Mark)]

No Marc. From my beautifully light polluted back yard on the sunshine coast. Always projects to do Rick. Now supposed to be cloudy until the moon becomes too much.

[Peter Ward]

I'm going to be picky....Looks like you have a bit of flare happening in the stars from 12 through 3 o'clock, dynamic range looks a little crunched

Not bad, so stick with it

[batema (Mark)]

Peter is the flare you are talking about a processing thing or my equipment? Also the dynamic range is that possibly because in photoshop i stretched the image using the middle slider in levels. I have seen people in you tube videos doing that abd lastly i used curves a little. Thanks for the comments

Mark..