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14-06-2010, 07:23 PM
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M8 Lagoon
Had some nice conditions on two nights over the weekend but last night was the best. I have finally given myself leave to image with the Takahashi again after producing quite a few images with the RC8. The sky was nice and clear and as it progressed the seeing conditions got better and better. Pity I did not have my C14 on me.
I think the colouring is ok but I want my orange stars to be more orange.
Click here for image.
Your comments and thoughts are more than welcome.
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14-06-2010, 07:51 PM
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Thats a top shot Paul plenty of detail and soft tones
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14-06-2010, 08:01 PM
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lovely deep shot Paul, I know you can increase the colour intensity in pixinsight only for the orange stars, so surely photoshop can do it
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14-06-2010, 08:09 PM
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Soooo smooooth.
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14-06-2010, 08:10 PM
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Yep, an amazing image. So clear and sharp. What was the Takahashi is this from?
Mark
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14-06-2010, 08:11 PM
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Smooth as a ......
well very smooth indeed Paul.
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14-06-2010, 09:14 PM
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Paul,
I reckon some contrast limited just to the nebula will help it pop some more.
Otherwise, splendid!
H
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14-06-2010, 09:19 PM
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Very nice Paul, Rich colour and detail. The refractor certainly has some punch on a target such as this. Just wondering about the halo's on the stars, is it an artifact from the Ha blend or a minor reflection?
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14-06-2010, 09:21 PM
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Narrowfield rules!
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Whoa, each M8 lately just gets better, excellent effort Paul, exceptional.
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14-06-2010, 09:34 PM
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Thanks all, will take everything on board.
Mark. This is a Tak TSA 102. You can find the details under the image.
H, I will take a look at this. Making this pop is certainly what I am trying to achieve.
Doug, I am think this is a reflection. Like you said minor. Most likely off the filters from the imaging window. Both are very close to each other. I don't really think it is much of a problem, maybe just a little cosmetic.
Thanks Fred, yes I took a look around before posting and found quite a few lagoon's on display at present.
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14-06-2010, 10:35 PM
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Top notch Paul. Only minor improvement would be those few halos around the brighter stars. Is that from deconvolution?
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14-06-2010, 11:04 PM
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No decon Greg. Just coming out with the processing. 
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14-06-2010, 11:07 PM
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Love the details and star colours. Not too keen on the overall pink salmon look though, probably accentuated by the Ha blend but that's personal taste. Top shot nonetheless. 
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14-06-2010, 11:58 PM
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Love reflection Nebs !
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This is a nice image Paul.
I like the fov you are getting with this configuration.
M8 is a perfect fit.
Rich
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15-06-2010, 12:49 AM
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Lovely shot Paul! Nice framing and detail!
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15-06-2010, 08:32 AM
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Paul, the framing is excellent. Do you use Maxim DL? that is, do you get a live view and slew around in realtime to frame? Or do you have to take a series of exposures to frame? Whatever yo udo it working? The detail is noece - not too soft and not too sharp. I like ti a bit more red but thats a personal taste. Top work as usual!
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15-06-2010, 08:33 AM
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Exellent flat field and good processing too!
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15-06-2010, 09:06 AM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Really nice Paul! Quite deep! I agree with H & Marc though - it needs some contrast enhancement (use real unsharp masking) and you need to restore the reds after your Ha blend.
Cheers, Marcus
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15-06-2010, 09:13 AM
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Thanks guys for the comments.
Marc and Marcus, I am not sure why the pink came out this way. I only used the Ha as my lum layer. I suspect it is more to do with the lack of signal in the other layers. Some more signal and more fine processing should take care of the hue.
Paul I use maxim for capture only. My version of maxim does not have live view so I need to take a series of short 15 second 3x3 binned images to frame the object.
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15-06-2010, 11:44 AM
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Paul I use maxim for capture only. My version of maxim does not have live view so I need to take a series of short 15 second 3x3 binned images to frame the object.
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Wow - even more impressive! Why is it that Maxim dosent have a basic function such as live view? Have you considered switching your image capture software to one that does?
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