ic1396...and Noise Ninja....yeah haaa!

[cloudbuster]

ive posted a less than flattering version of my Ha/0111 elephant nebula....and i'm pleased to say that this one is a LOT BETTER! and the difference....noise ninja....not a black belt am i, but i greatly improved those awful grainy / noisy versions. perfect it aint, but after everyone's gratefully recieved help on SGL, im no longer banging my head against a wall.

thanks for looking...and please feel free to comment...

cheers

bob

IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebuala

Ashton Vale, Bristol

Camera: Atik 314L

Scope: SW Equinox 80

guide camera: QHY5 with PHD

guide scope: SW Equinox 66

Mount: SW HEQ5

Artimus capture

Deep sky stacker

Pixinsight

Adobe photoshop cc

Photo ninja

Ha filter

18.7.13

23 exposures of 660 seconds

flats for Ha filter

19.7.13

taken on a clear morning, with white tee-shirt (as flat field panel faulty)

30 exposures of 0.20 seconds

03 filter

19.7.13

1 exposures of 780 seconds

16 exposures of 840 seconds

flats for 03 filter

20.7.13

taken on a clear morning, with white tee-shirt (as flat field panel faulty)

30 exposures of 0.12 seconds

[davew]

Feel free to comment ?

Ok.

That's looking so good now. All coming together and I dread to think how good it will be when the Moon's gone and you get some more data !

There's been a charge of good quality images recently and this is up there Bob.

Looking forward to more,

Dave.

[x6gas]

A massive improvement over the first posting, Bob and I really enjoy seeing these images develop (no pun intended).

Must check out noise ninja myself!

[cloudbuster]

Feel free to comment ?

Ok.

That's looking so good now. All coming together and I dread to think how good it will be when the Moon's gone and you get some more data !

There's been a charge of good quality images recently and this is up there Bob.

Looking forward to more,

Dave.

thanks a lot dave...

it started as a disaster....but now with a small amount of promise! yes, more data....and the s2 part of the jigsaw to come!

cheers

bob

[cloudbuster]

A massive improvement over the first posting, Bob and I really enjoy seeing these images develop (no pun intended).

Must check out noise ninja myself!

thanks Ian....pm sent. noise ninja worked a treat for me...but at a price....!

bob

[WaveSoarer]

That's an excellent image. Quite spooky too.

[cloudbuster]

That's an excellent image. Quite spooky too.

That's an excellent image. Quite spooky too.

thanks WaveSoarer....yes it looks 'cold' in parts....but i hope to warm it up a little with s2 and hubble palette.

cheers

bob

[Adamar98]

I see what you mean regards to the framing. Nice image Bob.

[cloudbuster]

I see what you mean regards to the framing. Nice image Bob.

Thanks Adam...but yours is still a very good start...

mine was awful but noise ninja saved the day!

[cloudbuster]

here is a yet further improved version, with help from andy UK....and thanks for the pint andy:

Selective colour and saturation adjustments.

hope u like and thanx for looking!

bob