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06-04-2012, 09:03 PM
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Ngc3532
Howdy! 
What a busy week it has been. Only managed a bit over an hour under moonlit skies on NGC3532.
Details with the image, click original at the bottom of the page for a larger image.
Not my best work, but happy with it for the short time.
http://www.pbase.com/image/142516134/large
As usual, tips and suggestions welcome.
Thanks for looking. 
PS: Happy Easter to all IIS'ers! 
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06-04-2012, 09:12 PM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Very pretty image mate! Nicely done!
Cheers, Marcus
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06-04-2012, 09:17 PM
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Lovely result. What a pretty cluster. I like the red nebulosity drifting in towards center. Colors look good as well.
Only observation which is only apparent on original size version only is some stars (medium brightness ones) seem to have a square or diamond shaped halo. I find I get this when I push deconvoltution or minimum filter just that little bit too much. But cant say for sure in this image.
Happy easter back to you.
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07-04-2012, 02:11 AM
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Always on the road
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Enjoyed this cluster a lot because you have preserved a lot of the star colours which I always struggle with. Thanks for showing!
Darrin...
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07-04-2012, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Very pretty image mate! Nicely done!
Cheers, Marcus
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Hi Marcus, thank you! It is my favourite open cluster.
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Originally Posted by cventer
Lovely result. What a pretty cluster. I like the red nebulosity drifting in towards center. Colors look good as well.
Only observation which is only apparent on original size version only is some stars (medium brightness ones) seem to have a square or diamond shaped halo. I find I get this when I push deconvoltution or minimum filter just that little bit too much. But cant say for sure in this image.
Happy easter back to you.
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Thanks, CV! I will look into the star shape suggestion, although there was little in the way of decon or min filter. 
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Originally Posted by midnight
Enjoyed this cluster a lot because you have preserved a lot of the star colours which I always struggle with. Thanks for showing!
Darrin...
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Hi Darrin, cheers.  The great thing about it is the star colours are there all on its own. I just give them a little bit of saturation to enhance it a bit. I used to struggle with the other scope I had, however have now realized that it wasn't me at all, it may actually have been the optics. 
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07-04-2012, 04:34 PM
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Nice, appears to be a little bit soft on focus but great colours
Last edited by TrevorW; 07-04-2012 at 05:25 PM.
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07-04-2012, 07:09 PM
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Beauty of a cluster, great colours & treatment
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07-04-2012, 07:17 PM
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Very nice image, Gray. Beautiful star field with good colours and the adjacent nebulosity comes out well. There appears to be a certain amount of diffusion in the brighter stars which adds to the atmosphere.
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08-04-2012, 10:40 AM
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A nice cluster and you've captured and processed it well.
Cheers
Steve
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08-04-2012, 01:34 PM
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Great looking photo.
I love the colours.
Ross.
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08-04-2012, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Nice, appears to be a little bit soft on focus but great colours
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Hi Trevor. Ummmm.....yes, you have caught me out there! For some reason the focus slipped during the session and I had to hand pick the best of a bad bunch! 
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Originally Posted by astronobob
Beauty of a cluster, great colours & treatment |
Thanks Bob! It is my favourite visual OC.
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Originally Posted by Rigel003
Very nice image, Gray. Beautiful star field with good colours and the adjacent nebulosity comes out well. There appears to be a certain amount of diffusion in the brighter stars which adds to the atmosphere.
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Cheers, Rigel! I'm glad you liked it! I think this one will have to go on the wall.
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
A nice cluster and you've captured and processed it well.
Cheers
Steve
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Thanks for the comments, Steve!
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Originally Posted by Ross G
Great looking photo.
I love the colours.
Ross.
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Cheers, Ross! I should be thanking Mr Takahashi for the great colour, it really is a great scope to work with! 
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08-04-2012, 06:08 PM
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Wow, love the colours, quite beautiful, can't wait to start seeing things such as these myself. Good work!
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08-04-2012, 10:37 PM
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Noice Grey. Love the saturation and the colours a just cracking. Nice mottling of the dust and gas within the region.
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09-04-2012, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Elyse_kuz
Wow, love the colours, quite beautiful, can't wait to start seeing things such as these myself. Good work!
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Hi Elyse, thank you.
I'm not sure if you mean "see these things through a scope with your eyes", however, only a camera will show it like this. Visually, it will be hard to pick colour unless you use a large scope which will help to bring the colour out.
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Noice Grey. Love the saturation and the colours a just cracking. Nice mottling of the dust and gas within the region. |
Thank you Paul, appreciate your comments.
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09-04-2012, 06:48 PM
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Mostly harmless...
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Nice one!
Funny how we often overlook clusters as targets. This is a good reminder what we're missing out on!
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09-04-2012, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RobF
Nice one!
Funny how we often overlook clusters as targets. This is a good reminder what we're missing out on!
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Thanks, Rob!
What you say is very true and they are simplistically beautiful! I am going to try to do a few more before I move back to trying my hand at narrow band images.
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12-04-2012, 08:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RobF
Nice one!
Funny how we often overlook clusters as targets. This is a good reminder what we're missing out on!
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How true, but not for me, one of my specialties
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12-04-2012, 09:14 PM
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Great cluster image, and the colours have come out very nice. I think clusters are not imaged as often as they should be, they are just beautiful. Thanks for the view.
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14-04-2012, 09:56 PM
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That's a lovely shot Graham. Nicely done with great colours.
Lucas
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