My First Rosette

[psemil]

I've been working a lot for the picture of this far away nebula.

The data is captured in two nights and total exposure time is 7,5 hours.

It's a lot of data, but is not enough. Right now I hate it so much that I will not add more data to it

Setup: Custom Newton 8'', ASA Keller corector, Eq6 Pro, Canon 1000Da, iso 800,TS OAG.

Hope you like it.

Higher resolution image here

[Hawklord]

Fantastic. That's a lovely shot.

[perfrej]

Very, very nice! And with a DSLR at that! Impressive!

/per

[Avdhoeven]

Wow, astonishing colors! Very nice indeed, especially with a DSLR...

[Black Knight]

That is nice, I like that

[Aris Panagiotopoulos]

Nice Colours.

Great Job mate!

[alaskacam]

Very nice... Like the mix of the stars and nebula colors... Good job...

[SJJ]

Amazing. Love the colour. Something to aim for for us DSLR imagers.

[jsigone]

love the colors and details in this!!

[Astroblagger]

There is nothing to hate there mate, believe me lovely image!

[todd8137]

nice shot

[psemil]

Thanks all for your comments.

I made a layer for the stars ... it looks better

Higher resolution image here

[NickK]

Nice

I have only one criticism (and it may be that I'm looking at this on a TV) - the picture looks flat. I'll explain myself - looking at the bok globules (the dark tadpoles) the colour behind is very flat. This leaves the observer with no concept of depth.

I think, usually, this is down to the use of histograms to pull out additional data but then flattening the range where the colours sit (so one colour appears rather than a depth gradient). The eye expects a certain range - even if it means loosing some detail- not a bad thing it just means that you have to look at the picture longer to pick out the detail rather than being given the full detail immediately.

I know I'm overly critical of things and I'd be very happy with the amount of data you have! (7hrs on a target.. is very dedicated!)

[sabin_fota]

looks very good to me, good job like always

[Tom OD]

Why would you ahte it? Lovely pic. It could do with a bit of a contrast boost, but its something to be proud of. Try an "S" curve in PS.

Tom.

[delphinusuk]

Really don't think you need to be hard on yourself about this at all! - I think I'd be very proud of myself if I ever managed to produce anything this good!

[psemil]

No problem with critics. I applied an S curve in PS. Hope is even better than the last image.

Higher resolution image here

[Spr]

Fantastic, very nice colour.

Darren

[cosmological]

It's a lot of data, but is not enough. Right now I hate it so much that I will not add more data to it

That's a fantastic image, if that was my image then I'd be over the moon with it (no pun intended )

[Luke]

A beautiful postcard from outer space, thanks for posting! The star spikes make it feel a bit magical to me. I like the second one the most of the three.

[psemil]

Thank all for your comments...

[prokyon]

I think this is a perfect DSLR result! The last attempt is the best. Nice colours, many details ... simply great!

Regards

Werner

[Darth Takahashi]

Excellent work, its a fantastic image with lots of detail...great

[Paul N]

Wow!!!

[Shibby]

Marvelous image! I think the second version is my favourite, I think the 3rd looks too over-saturated.