M33 - Triangulum Galaxy LRGB reprocess

[x6gas]

I've had another go at processing the M33 data that I captured earlier this month...

I really liked the understated colours in the image posted by Betelgeuze last month and while I haven't done anywhere near as good a job as him I think I've managed to sharpen it up quite a bit over my previous effort.

Still learning how to process, but I think I'm getting better so thanks for all the feedback.

This with my standard DSO kit: Atik 460ex, TS 90 APO on a CG-5, guided by an IMG0H and PHD.

Lum 30 x 600s & 4 x 1200s; R 5 x 600s; G 3 x 600; B 3 x 900

Stacked in AstroArt 5, processed with PhotoPlus X4.

Hope you like it!

[Velvet]

better that the first although that was not bad

Nice image

Velvet

[sologuitarist61]

Very nice

[x6gas]

Thanks both - a final tweak for the night:

The colour in my images always looks different when I upload them to the forum...

[Coco]

Good effort..

[Gina]

Lovely I think you could probably take the background level down a little bit and improve the contrast. I have a few subs of this that might just be worth processing - still very litle chance of getting any fresh data

[VigdisVZ]

Beautiful image. There is a lot of stuff you could coax out if you keep at it.

[x6gas]

Thanks again for the comments...

Gina, I've had a go at pushing the image a bit harder but my taste is that this is too much. Think I need to aim somewhere between the second image and this one. Also need to work out how to preserve star colour - guess I need a star mask somewhere!

[jammo]

What a beautiful image, one of the best of the galaxies, nicely captured:)

[Gina]

Beautiful But yes, I agree just a little bit too much. I think you may just be getting a bit of black clipping. The white looks fine

[x6gas]

Beautiful But yes, I agree just a little bit too much. I think you may just be getting a bit of black clipping. The white looks fine

Yeah definitely gone too far.

Actually the biggest issue I am finding is the de-saturation of the star colour... so I am going to try Russell Croman's tips and the DPP function in AstroArt to see if I can do a better job...

All a learning curve!

[x6gas]

OK, last go at this one on this thread. I may go back to the data and start again, again... we'll see.

I went back to the beginning and experimented with the DDP in AstroArt. I didn't go mad with the stretches this time. I think I like it, but it's so hard to tell when you've been staring at it for hours on end. Other people's images are much more lovely!

[Gina]

That certainly looks nice