alan4908 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) While I wait for another clear night, I thought I'd attempt to improve my processing skills with another go at an LRGB +Ha M63 image which I acquired in 2016. The main difference is that I've now corrected the starfield for optical defects, allowing me to present it in a much wider field of view. My original attempt is in my gallery Deep Sky II. What I hadn't appreciated was the vast number of galaxies that I'd also captured, some of which I got Pixinsight to identify below. Alan Edited February 12, 2017 by alan4908 inability to spell 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrt Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 That is very nicely processed Alan. Excellent result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfosteruk Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 That's a lovely image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfpendock Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very nice galaxy in a sea of stars (and other galaxies!). Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 A really nice Sunflower. I think I would drop the green ever so slightly for the background (could me just my monitor though) but the colour in the galaxy is spot on. Nice work. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 16 hours ago, johnrt said: That is very nicely processed Alan. Excellent result. Thanks John. 15 hours ago, johnfosteruk said: That's a lovely image. Yes, I think I now prefer it to my closely cropped version. 13 hours ago, cfpendock said: Very nice galaxy in a sea of stars (and other galaxies!). Chris Thanks Chris. 11 hours ago, theo said: A really nice Sunflower. I think I would drop the green ever so slightly for the background (could me just my monitor though) but the colour in the galaxy is spot on. Nice work. Pete Thanks Pete. On the slightly green background: I checked the background on my monitor again and it looks OK. I then decided to measure it with the PS sampling tool set on 11 x 11 pixel average - I get a consistent 21/21/21 for the R/G/B values across the background which indicates everything is neutral. Anyway, thanks for the comment. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Very nice image. Nice detail and colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 2 hours ago, laudropb said: Very nice image. Nice detail and colours. Thanks for the comment Laudropb. On the detail front, I attempted to slightly enhance this over my previous attempt by using the Pixinsight function HDRMT. I've found gives excellent results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Very nice image of the Sunflower Galaxy. There are many galaxies in the field of view. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 16 hours ago, Adriano said: Very nice image of the Sunflower Galaxy. There are many galaxies in the field of view. Very well done. Thanks Adriano. I expected some additional galaxies to appear in the field of view but not as many as I managed to capture ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Stunning - super colours. Is this with your 80ED? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, Shibby said: Stunning - super colours. Is this with your 80ED? Thanks - yes, it was taken with my SW 80ED - an excellent scope for the money ! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 That's a real charmer of an image. Although small the galaxy is twinkling with exquisite details. Very fine indeed. Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, ollypenrice said: That's a real charmer of an image. Although small the galaxy is twinkling with exquisite details. Very fine indeed. Olly Thanks Olly - I think the reprocess was worth it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickGilliland Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Very nicely done. Great image. Paddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan4908 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 17 hours ago, PatrickGilliland said: Very nicely done. Great image. Paddy Thanks Paddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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