JB80 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hey all,Finally managed to get something useable and thought I'd share my first go at the Cygnus region with the nifty-50 and 450D and Polarie.It's my first run through processing and late last night it looks like I added the darks in the dark flats section of DSS and I did take some flats which I hope will be good but I haven't incorporated them into the stack yet. It seems to have come out OK, I think.A few minor things are off, alignment slightly so as I used the sight hole and not polar scope but I'm much happier with this effort.It's a stack of 54 minutes worth of 1:30min exposures at ISO 800 f/4.Like I said it's a work in progress so any tips and other things I can try in processing will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB80 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Here is the same lot but with flats added, it's a bit more subtle too.Not sure how well the flats worked as there seems to be an increase in gradient to the left hand bottom of the pic plus a bit of jpeg compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdavo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Nice shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Odd how the flats seem to have affected the image, but it's very nice nonetheless. The sheer density of stars is amazing.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welrod50 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Slight contrast boost in photoshop or similar will benefit the second image, which I actually quite like nonetheless. Lovely image! Amazing just what's up there. From my back garden you can see the major stars, but nothing anywhere near this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB80 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks all. Odd how the flats seem to have affected the image, but it's very nice nonetheless. The sheer density of stars is amazing.I don't think they were the best of flats to be honest, I used the fridge door as it was too late at night to be seriously rummaging about the house.But yeah the amount that is up in that region is staggering, I would never of got results like this before we moved. I'm loving the new sky down here.Slight contrast boost in photoshop or similar will benefit the second image, which I actually quite like nonetheless. Lovely image! Amazing just what's up there. From my back garden you can see the major stars, but nothing anywhere near this. I might try that again, this morning when I boosted contrast it looked a bit overcooked, it's hard to tell after a couple of hours staring at the same image. I'll revisit it with fresh eyes.Here I can just see the Milky Way which is very lucky, I'm looking forward to getting the scope up there and bagging some targets visually now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkster501 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Very nice! I like it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamar98 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Lovely image! Cracking little lens! Only thing I would say is pull the framing over to the right a little and you'll also get the veil nebula in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB80 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Cheers all.Adam, I agree with that. I wasn't particularly framing the image because it was the first time I have tried it from that spot and was more concerned with avoiding the roof at the time.Next time though I'll do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundaplanet Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Nice one. Good to hear you have a better sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamar98 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I know what you mean! It's not uncommon to hear the sound of branches coming down in the early hours of the morning from my garden. Anything for a better image or a longer sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB80 Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Not sure I could get away with chopping back the landlords olive trees, might get told off for that one.I went back and boosted contrast with fresh eyes as mentioned above and also took a bit of the blue and yellow out. Definitely makes a difference when you have them side by side.Also might have another go at the area tonight but properly aligned so the stars a round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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