Rosette RGB a start......

[badgers]

Finally clear skies! First time in weeks....

I want to try and catch the Rosette this season and managed to get out to darker skies on the outskirts of Cambridge.

I've managed my first batch of colour, I hope to get another session like this and then 4 hours of H-alpha to finish it off.

This is 45 minutes R,G and B for 2 hours 15 minutes total, binned 1x1.

I'm not sure which treatment to go with here, I think the first I've pushed too far and the 2nd I might not have pushed enough.

Hopefully my colours are reasonable so far, any comments appreciated.

As always, the little Altair worked a charm and seems a great match for the Atik 460.

Thanks,

Anton

[Mark72]

Nicely done Anton,

Not sure why you need Ha for the first image.

Mark

[Stargazer33]

Wow! that is fantastic!

Focus and tracking look bang on.

I think I like both of them, for different reasons! Is that sitting on the fence?

[Jessun]

Absolutely fantastic Anton!!

/Jesper

[WaveSoarer]

That's an amazing image. The nebula is faint and you've managed to draw out lots of detail.

[badgers]

Nicely done Anton,

Not sure why you need Ha for the first image.

Mark

Thanks, I guess I've seen a lot of Ha-RGB treatments of this and the H-alpha might give me smaller stars.

I'm gobsmacked with the difference that a 20 minute drive out of town gets me. A colleague at work has allowed me to use the stables at his farm and I'm a happy man.

Thanks,

Anton

[OneEyedSam]

Nice one...was good to get out last night. For me, I managed to see io transit Venus, what a sight !!

Great pic, hope to catch you at killers.

[badgers]

Looking forward to it Sam, Although my 8 year old has demanded I take her along to kelling, so we'll see how that goes : )

[badgers]

I managed to tone down the stars in the first image a little, I definitely prefer this. Thank you 'Dust and Scratches' filter.

[RikM]

That is looking very nice indeed

A good batch of Ha subs will be a great addition. I find that adding Ha in, gives me much better definition in the neb.

[Gina]

Now that really is good - the third processing seems dead right - excellent image

[badgers]

Thanks Gina, weather windows are improving, might get out again to dark skies later in the week for a round of H-alpha.

[Martin-Devon]

Anton, that's a cracking good Rosette - you have that Altair 80/Atik 460 combo singing & dancing. Since we have (hopefully) a week or so of low Moon & Moonless nights coming up now, I'd go for a lot of Luminence to add to the RGB, then as/when the Moon pops up later on, I'd collect the H-alpha and see what this adds - will be fantastic when completed.

[Black Knight]

I can't offer you any advice about which way to go, I'll leave that to those more qualified than myself. But I'm loving the stars Anton - so tight they squeak!