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Images => Deep Sky Images => Topic started by: mickhyde on March 18, 2013, 03:42:07 pm

Title: Horsehead from last night.
Post by: mickhyde on March 18, 2013, 03:42:07 pm

Hello all, newbie alert. Here's one I did last night. This is my third image from getting the camera the other week. Very pleased with the camera and software so far. Seems a lot easier to process than DSLR.

Thanks for looking.
Mick.

Atik 460EX, Takahashi Sky 90.
6 x Ha 360s binned x 1
4 x Red 240s binned x 2
3 x Green 300s binned x 2
3 x Blue 360s binned x2
Flats, No bias or darks.
DSS, PS and LR3.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickhyde/8567239944/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickhyde/8567239944/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

Title: Re: Horsehead from last night.
Post by: bwa on March 18, 2013, 04:59:16 pm

Colors are a bit weird for my taste BUT a nice image nonetheless!

bwa

Title: Re: Horsehead from last night.
Post by: mickhyde on March 18, 2013, 06:34:25 pm

Thank you. Struggling to get all the colour data in last night. Need to get some more tonight maybe.

Cheers,
Mick.

Title: Re: Horsehead from last night.
Post by: Lex on March 20, 2013, 08:23:27 pm

Hi Mick,

You are on the good way to create even more beautiful images!
I agree with bwa that the RGB channel levels are not equalised, IMO the green touch of the image gives a strange overall colouring. I do not know what processing soft you are using but there are a lot like PixIsight's SCNR to remove green in average, for instance.
Doing this; i bet, that the result will be way better!!

Best

Title: Re: Horsehead from last night.
Post by: mickhyde on March 20, 2013, 10:15:04 pm

Many thanks for your comments.
My main problem with the image is the colour, but I think this is due to the lack of subs.
The image was processed in DSS and combined in CS4. Using Noel's tools, finished in Lightroom.

Cheers,
Mick.