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Thanks Dave.

I've been 'focusing' on deep sky imaging!  May be out doing a starscape tonight though   cheers

Having looked at the original it was just so artificially contrasty.  The IFN is surely more evenly distributed?  Especially with 8 hours of data.

New version attached which may reflect a more 'real' version of the truth??

Colour still needs work.

The names give form/shape to an excellent image 

I just need to learn how to process the 'colour signal'...

...cheers Paul

Very nicely done!

One for a dry spell...

...cheers

My aim was to have an image that really had a strong presence of the galaxies and the IFN.  8 hours data in 3 min subs through RASA 8 and ASI2600MC Pro.  DSS & PS.

Struggling with processing.  Colour is a bit meh, looks great in B&W, but it is a colour camera.  Photoshop manages the colour space differently to my laptop screen.  Think the summer will be spent learning how to make the most of the data with PS or an astro-specific digital darkroom.

Cheer

Paul

Love this image!!

Paul

PS ...and now I know how to set the aperture when I connect my Canon lens to the ASI2600 

Twin RASA 8s!  Names are great when they describe what an object looks like   Stag Beetle Nebula?

Lovely work.  Cheers, Paul

Beautiful image!  Very nice touch on the processing.

Something to aspire to.

Paul

Part of the 'Volcano' area.

5 1/2 hours of 3 min subs.  RASA 8 with ASI2600 MC Pro.  DSS and PS.  May revisit the colour.

SQM 21.35 - 21.58.

Could be the last session of the season.

Cheers

Paul

That is very attractive!  As well as a technical triumph.  Paul.

You should add a link to your first attempt.  This is a huge improvement.  Very nice!

...not so much an angel, more a very overSTRETCHed ARMSTRONG.

Pushed beyond my skills.  6.5 hours in 3 min subs.  RASA 8, CEM 40 unguided.  DSS, PS and LR.

May tone it down later...arms length viewing 

SQM 21.3+ to 21.5+.

Cheers

Paul

P.S. Thanks to @gorann for the target.  A somewhat different result!

Hi @gorann 

I had some discussion with John Bortle on this many, many years ago.  His fame is as a visual comet observer. 

I've found it does work well in the UK with some modifications.  Use the best part of the sky and don't bother with point objects - stars.

It also helps if you've had experience of visual observations under a darker sky than your home location.

When using a SQM I also aim towards the dark part of the sky.  I take into account the time of night, and particularly if the streetlights are off.

You seem to be in Bortle 3, occasionally 2..?

Cheers

Paul

My entry into the SGL 'IFN Gallery'.

Another 1st attempt.  Two pane pano Left - 50 x 180s, Right - 58 x 180s.  RASA 8 , ASI 2600 MC Pro.  Unguided iOptron CEM 40...

...processed in Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop (Gradientxterminator and Noels Actions) and MS Image Composite Editor.

A question - at what point do fellow imagers composite the multi-pane image?  If I'm doing nightscapes I composite the mosaic early in the process, with this having so much levels and curves procesing I did it much later.

Will be redone after some sleep   especially the blown out stars!  Better when clicked.

Cheers Paul

Very nicely done!    Thank you.  Paul.

Great collection!  A significant improvement.

Inspired to have a go myself.  Particularly the field with M81 in the corner.

...fly true over me.  (Mogwai)

The Milky Way over Kisdon between Keld and Thwaite, Swaledale.

10 pane pano.  Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24mm at f1.4 and iso 3200. Sky 10s, foreground 20s.  Nodal Ninja pano mount.  Adobe LR and PS.  MS Image Composite Editor.

Needs subdued lighting.

My local exercise at night.

Paul

That is very neat, effective and beautifully presented.

I may be revisiting my material if the clouds don't clear!!

If you have Photoshop this approach allows you to selectively stretch parts of the image..?

Another fantastic result @gorann !  What is your average SQM reading?  I run at about 21.3.  Am wondering if I can get anywhere near this deep with my identical setup...

...thinking IFN.

Thanks

Paul

...aka a 16:9 crop of the Heart as I cut off a bit of a ventricle.

First use of IDAS NBZ filter.  What black magic is this!!!  Was a full moon, like daylight!

48 x 180s subs, RASA8 and ASI2600MC Pro.  DSS and PS.

Cheers, Paul.

A plug for this free online 'experience'.

https://fb.me/e/5Ul7Nf31Z 

Cheers 

Paul

Magnificent, epic...

...maybe one for (the entire) next season?

Paul

...and extras.

43 x 120s, RASA 8, ASI2600MC Pro. DSS, PS.

It's a nice area of sky.  A tad sharper when clicked.

Paul

A lovely touch on the processing.   A very pleasing image.

Paul