Couple of barred spirals

[Vega]

Here's my efforts from the last couple of clear nights.

 

Ngc 3718 and ngc3729

SW250px, modded Canon 1000d, CLS filter

55x 5 mins, ISO800, darks and flats

I seem to have clipped it in the histogram, I sometimes manage this and have no clue how I'm doing it. Most processing is done in images plus (digital development) which may or may not be the culprit. I use photoshop to crop, flatten the field illumination and just a few tweaks in curves.

Anyways thanks for watching. Nice to enjoy some cler nightage! :-)

[laudropb]

Very nice capture.