Processing Images - Help with stars please

[PatrickGilliland]

Hi All,

I managed to grab a couple of hours last night despite high cloud and gathered light for the following images.

Have spent a little more time processing on HSO and just a quick rendering in SHO to test.

However I would really like some assistance with stars - their colours, removing halo's and toning down intensity.

Appreciate only 2 hours lights here and more may pull some tone out in the starts - even so would be good to turn down their brightness.

Any tips, links welcome and general advice on how I can improve welcome - be nice though only my third image thanks to the pesky cloud.

Thanks

Paddy

[oldpink]

I'd be more than happy with those images
what were the sub times on them ??

[PatrickGilliland]

3x600 HOS and 40 Darks and Bias, no lights as yet.

[AlienMoon]

I'd be more than happy with those images

what were the sub times on them ??

Ok so being new n all to Astro Imaging I'm not up to date with the lingo

So can you please give me a short explanation what your meaning when you mention SUB TIMES please ?

or if there's a list some place with the lingo used, I realise i may be setting myself up here & i'm somewhat already embarrased

but what you don't know, you ask right   

Thanks Guys

[oldpink]

Sub time refers to the exposure length as the 3 x 600 in this case is 3 images with a 600s exposure time

[PatrickGilliland]

Yes always ask, 'tis the point of places such as this - I was beaten to the answer in this case though.....

Paddy