NGC281 Pacman Complete + California tester (130pds)

[Uranium235]

An unexpected clear spell last night allowed me to do a couple of things. Firstly to top up the Ha lum channel for NGC281, and then frame up and throw a few test subs at something Ive tried before - but never really gotten anything worth posting.

The main problem when processing the California was possibly the worst gradient ive had to deal with, quite difficult when you have to stitch two panes together and have matching background levels. In fact one corner (bottom right) is a real "cut n' shut" job becuase that was the one closest to the Moon - ive also had to crop a fair bit so I'll probably end up chucking that data in favour of something a little less "mooney".

The Pacman has also been tweaked in the colour department, and Ive processed it in favour of the inner detail rather than chase the outer wispy bits.

NGC281

16x900 (Ha) L, 10x900 Ha_R, 10x450 OIII_G&B (2x2bin)

NGC1499:

6x600 (Ha) 2x2bin x2 panes

Cropped version:

California WIP

[Pete Presland]

that is a wonderful image, the colours are beautiful! more importantly though, the detail is exquisite a lot of very fine detail showing.

[Uranium235]

Cheers Pete, im hoping for a bit more clear sky tonight.... had it clear all day, and as soon as it got dark..... rain!

[Mick J]

I like that very much, have to agree with Pete, great colours & detail, thanks

[Epicycle]

Lovely colours in the Pacman, looking forward to the finished version of the california nebula,

Cheers

E.

[Uranium235]

Thanks

Ive put that one on hold for the mo since the Moon is parked right bang next to it tonight. Just having a go at something new (y cas nebula).

[Gina]

Brilliant   Particularly love the Pacman

[Epicycle]

Thanks

Ive put that one on hold for the mo since the Moon is parked right bang next to it tonight. Just having a go at something new (y cas nebula).

Good luck with Navi!

[Uranium235]

Good luck with Navi!

Ummmm yeah... there does seem to be a bit of a monster star in shot   Will have to deploy a bit of star control on that one.

y cas is also harder than I thought it would be, two hours binned is normally enough to suck up something decent for most objects - but that particular nebula would require double data to get it right. The full Moon didnt help either with getting the dimmer parts, no need for a torch whatsoever!

[lensman57]

One of the best images of the Pacman that I have seen, the colouring and the detail are just amazing.

Regards,

A.G

[Uranium235]

One of the best images of the Pacman that I have seen, the colouring and the detail are just amazing.

Regards,

A.G

Thanks but im not so sure about being the best Tim's version of this is the definitive Pacman.

Im hoping to use this colour scheme a lot more often, all I need to do is tame the bloat in the blue stars I get when pre-processing the OIII (pre-processing is a requirement for this colour scheme).