M33 - Clumsy processing!

[Johnboy2011]

So here is my second "proper" go at a DSO. Details are:

SW ED80 DS Pro on EQ6

Guided with PHD/QHY5

0.85 FR - CLS LP Clip filter - 1000D

EQMOD/CdC/APT

34 300s lights ISO800

20 darks

I stacked this in DSS and then had a hamfisted attempt at it in GIMP! I just used curves and levels, I'm not too sure what I'm doing so I toyed with it for a while and then pronounced it finished. I think I pushed a bit far to pull out detail that's perhaps not there for the amount of data I have?

Any tips very welcome!

John

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Quite a nice M33. Maybe the main issue is that you need more photons. M33 is notoriously low in surface brightness to us visual guys, so even more subs might be needed?

[Looking Up]

I think Michael is right, I used over a 100 subs in my M33 to bring up the detail and brightness. It looks like it is pushed a bit too far for the data you have so far. But the content is good, round stars and good detail, well done!

[Quatermass]

This is a faint subject and more subs darks flats and bias shots will certainly help with the detail my biggest problem was finding it but I was actually looking right at it! Good feeling when you have an image like this I keep going back to my old favorites and redoing them when I get a good dark sky and this one certainly needs a dark sky to get the best out of it.

[Johnboy2011]

More data certainly seems the way, I forgot to mention the moon was at 71% as well so I'm sure that didn't help if a dark sky is required!

John