carina nebula

[Atreta]

Hi,

i need some help with editing the stack i got from eta carinae nebula.

nothing that i do seems to get the details revealed, was it because i need more data?

here is the stacked version, please help

thank you.

Frank

[Starlight 1]

More info may help. Iso, expossure time , frames stacked, any darks or lights taking.

[kalasinman]

Hi, looks like image has good data, agreed the information would be helpful. What have you done so far?

[hjw]

Hi Frank,

I would actually think, you picked a hazy night. eta Carina is a very bright nebula and you should not have any problems imaging it. The following pictures were taken from my back yard on the outskirts of Melbourne. single frame 60sec ISO1600.

First picture as it came from the camera (Pentax K30) and the second one a quick stretch of the same picture in Corel Photopaint.

The triangular part of the nebula is in your upper right hand corner. But as I said before, this nebula should not cause any trouble.

Good luck!

HJ

[Atreta]

thanks guys for the replies,

the specs were 35 x 30s subs with iso 800, no flats, bias or darks. couldn't take more because the clouds rolled over.

i tried stretching again but only around the triangular area gets more detail.

Frank

[Traveller]

35x30 secs at 800 ISO should get you plenty of data for a bright DSO like carinae. What was the seeing condition like? Any light pollution? Is your camera modified?