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  1. Itโ€™s still just one of many tools for me too. I generally always finish of things in Photoshop tbh as I am still more comfortable putting the final touches in place there.
  2. GHB-Stretch in Pixinsight is a great tool for selective stretching without blowing out other areas, Iโ€™m still getting to grips with it but itโ€™s well worth the effort.
  3. There certainly is! ๐Ÿ˜Š Took a few goes to bring it out though.
  4. Complete rework of the area around Sadr in Cygnus. Captured and processed as HOO. Samyang 135mm f2 Optolong l-eNhance EQ6-R Pro ASIair Pro Tony
  5. Complete reprocess of this one. Thought I'd have a play with combining the initial stretch with a cloned version using HDRMultiscaleTransform (in Median mode) to see if I could get the best of both worlds to retain some detail in M42 core. Then used GHB-Stretch to bring out some of the detail and final colour processing in PS CC before remerging the stars. About 2 hours worth of data with the Redcat 51. Tony
  6. Decided I wasn't happy with any version of this I have processed, so decided to have another go. Previous versions all feel forced to me now, I wanted to process a version that keeps as much data in the core as possible but without forcing the stars and losing some of the natural feel. I was happy enough with the integrations in Ha and Oiii, just the processing that needing sorting so I took the two Fits and registered them against each other before merging as HOO and neutralising and cropping before taking into PI. Ran GraXpert before all else then BlurX, NoiseX and a gentle version of Bill Blanshan's stretching before StarX. Then played with the Starless using HDR MultiScale Transform (as Median transform) & GHB Stretch. Remerged stars temporarily to use BB's Star Reduction Script before separating them again and taking them both into Photoshop for final touches and remerge. Tony
  7. Finished it! finally managed to grab two panels worth of RGB for this mosaic so that it can have proper star colour. Both Broadband and Narrowband images were completely processed separately before registering against each other. Then I stripped out the narrowband stars and merged the broadband stars with the narrowband nebulosity. 2-panel mosaic with 4 sets of data captured by Samyang 135mm f2. No star reduction on this puppy, the stars are half the story in this image. ๐Ÿ˜Š Tony
  8. I managed to grab another panel of just under 2 hours worth of HOO tonight and made a rushed attempt at merging it with my previous panel of Cone and Rosette Nebulae Widefield in HOO. Next stage will be to grab a couple of RGB panels of the stars using about an hour per panel but using a much shorter exposure. Integrated and mosaic in APP Processed in PI and PS CC Samyang 135mm at f2.8 Optolong l-eNhance ASI294mc pro -10C unity gain EQ6-R Pro Tony
  9. Just out of frame I believe. Didn't want to change the frame as I already had flats to cover. Tony
  10. A couple of opportunistic grabs. First hour in RGB using the L-Pro with the Samyang 135mm f2. the second session an additional hour with the l-eNhance to grab some Ha to add to the RGB. Only 2 hours worth in total so not exactly noiseless but I quite like seeing these nebulae in a wide field backdrop for context. Processed in APP, PI (with GraXpert) and Photoshop to finish. Tony
  11. Have been waiting to try this for a while but never had clear sky early enough in the evening to grab any decent data before the balcony obstructs. Last night was my first chance, so I went for it and managed to get a good two hours worth of Narrowband with the Samyang 135 at f2.8 To be honest it's turned out just as I imagined it would, if not better. Minimal faffing around really. Integrated in APP then slight frame crop before running GraXpert in PI. Then StarX before NoiseX and BlurX (minimal on stars only this time). Bill Blanshan's stretch on both before recombining (after some noodling) in Photoshop CC. Tony
  12. Redid this one for the holidays, using all the new toys! 2.5 hrs of narrowband with an hour of RGB stars using the trusty old SW 80ED Pro. Tony
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