It seems like forever ago that I was last able to get any imaging done. I managed to get out last night for the first time in over a month. The session was mainly for testing of my new 12V power supply, including a 12volt hair dryer tp keep the dew away. Everything seems to work well and I am now mains power independant. Anyhow, here is the result.
Omega Centauri: 20x30sec, unmodded 300D, LXD55 SN10, Prime focus, MPCC, unguided. processed in Imagesplus 2.75 and Photoshop CS2
A stacked and unproccessed image through Images plus is virtualy jet black..it's just part of the proccessing through this program.
Tony could post the image after a bit of digital enhancemant before sending it too photoshop for cleaning up but otherwise the image would just look like a black frame with maybe a few stars visiable.
Bit scary when you first use the program....but all the detail is hidden.
Being a cluster Tony would have more detail in the unproccessed image then say a neb unproccessed image.
Tony...hope you dont mind me showing the difference of unproccessed and proccessed images through the software you and I use...Imagesplus 2.75
Mick
This is the same image of Eta Carina..... image 1 is stacked aligned and calibrated and the 2nd is the same image but just finaly proccessed.
The only differerence between both these images is the second has digital developement and enhanced in photshopCS....but otherwise their identical...cant you tell...lol
It seems like forever ago that I was last able to get any imaging done. I managed to get out last night for the first time in over a month. The session was mainly for testing of my new 12V power supply, including a 12volt hair dryer tp keep the dew away. Everything seems to work well and I am now mains power independant. Anyhow, here is the result.
Omega Centauri: 20x30sec, unmodded 300D, LXD55 SN10, Prime focus, MPCC, unguided. processed in Imagesplus 2.75 and Photoshop CS2
Beautiful Itchy, nice to see some colour variation in components stars, as some images of Omega C look monochromatic, like a pot of beans boiled for too long.
It was a pleasing result, especially considering that I really rushed things. I didn't spend the time to drift align, but I think I was lucky to plonk the tripod in the same spot as my previous session, so it was pretty close.
Sorry that it has taken a while for me to get back here. One of the side effects of Sunday night's session was a strained back from lifting my gear. I am not supposed to be sitting at the computer at all at the moment (don't tell my wife ).
would it be possible to post a stacked but unprocessed shot for comparison.
Hi Mick,
Tony (Striker) is right. The unprocessed stack is the product of Linear RAW conversion and is therefore fairly dark. I have attached it, as well as the frame after initial Digital Development. It is this second frame that I use as my starting point in Photoshop.
