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Originally Posted by dugnsuz
Lovely image Bert - such fine detail.
How do you combine the various subs - Avg, Median Adaptive add???
Cheers
Doug
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Doug I use Imagesplus to convert from RAW to FITS and correct for flats and darks. This is all done in fits form. It is far more accurate to correct with the raw data in fits form than interpolated anything else. I then stretch initially in fits form before converting to 16 bit tiffs. I then upsize the tiffs by a factor of 1.6 with ImagesPlus using cubic interpolation.
DSS is then used to stack the 190MB tiffs using Kappa-Sigma and RGB balance using the weakest colour channel as a basis for scaling.
I then save as 16 bit tiffs straight from DSS without altering anything.
The 15s, 30s, 60s and 120s stacked tiffs are then made exactly the same size and content with RegiStar. I then use EasyHDR to produce the final tone mapped image.
Apart from that it is really straightforward?????
It helps that I have a degree in Physics and have worked in Science for forty years. Apart from that I am guessing and use a bit of trial and error!
Bert
There are a fair bit of Hii regions in there more pronounced at the bottom and the center right of the field. There is also a bright red nebula next to the jewelbox and a few small clusters lying around. Top shot.
Well done.
