IC410 & IC405 4 pane mosaic

[MikeD]

A beautifully processed mosaic, congrats.

Mike.

[Boren]

Truly lovely!

I would consider running it through HDR in pix and checkout whether it brings out some further contrast on the larger and smaller structures.

Cheers,

Harel

[davew]

Another lesson in time and patience !

I just love the way the " Tail " of the Flaming Star has been blended in, in one seamless sea of gas. 

With regard to the processing, if I was on the panel of experts ( oh yeah ), I'd recommend doing nothing for now. If this image is to be a stand alone Ha rendition then yes, differentiate the Tadpoles and other areas. When the OIII is added it's a total game changer. The bright Ha Tadpoles will be surrounded by a swath of OIII blue and some of the other bright areas become blue.

RGB would be " Nice " for the reflection Nebula in IC 405 and some of the Main stars between the two Nebulae. I think the fact that 405 and 410 are totally different in colour is rather beautiful and not a problem at all.

If a 200mm camera lens was handy, the RGB could be done with that !

Dave,

Just seen Harel's post. I'd certainly agree to a look for a stand alone. Not sure what Sara wants to do overall.

[x6gas]

These wide-field mosaics are your trademark Sara and this is another very impressive image.

I agree with the comments that - for this Ha rendition at least - it would be good to see a bit more contrast in IC410 but I am really looking forward to a bicolour version in your (also trademark) orange and indigo scheme.

[swag72]

Thanks all for you comments. When I am back in sunny (?) Spain I will certainly take a look at your suggestions and look at the processing a little better for a stand alone Ha image.

Appreciate you taking the time to comment and pass on your thoughts

[Coco]

Superb Sara,  worth the time and effort, very nice indeed.. 

[Tom OD]

Excellent work Sara. Lots of layers of Ha to the image in the dim and bright regions.

Tom

[swag72]

Cheers Guy and Tom - Back in Spain now having been in the UK for a few days, so hope to start on the OIII soon!

[Fay]

Really superb detail, Sara, would be more than pleased with that!

Fay

[swag72]

Cheers Fay - I'm extending this by another 2 panes on the right to include the Spider and Fly - Glutton for punishment springs to mind

[ncjunk]

Great image sara!

Some fantastic detail and great framing......still waiting for the book to come out!

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[peter shah]

another beautiful image Sara...really shows how rich this area is

[swag72]

Thanks Neil and Peter - I think the book will be a long time coming!!

Anyway, on a brighter and more realistic note I did manage to collect pane 5 data last night (Pane 5 is to the right of the lower right pane at the moment) - The Spider and fly are both well and truly caught, but of course, now another pane is needed (pane 6!) top right. This is never ending!

I need a bigger chip!!!

[Ewan]

Thanks Neil and Peter - I think the book will be a long time coming!!

Anyway, on a brighter and more realistic note I did manage to collect pane 5 data last night (Pane 5 is to the right of the lower right pane at the moment) - The Spider and fly are both well and truly caught, but of course, now another pane is needed (pane 6!) top right. This is never ending!

I need a bigger chip!!!

Sara we ALL need bigger chips but hey xmas is here you never know what you'll get