First Orion Nebula

[HunterHarling]

Hi all, here's my first Orion. Any tips on improving would be great!

45x60 second exposures stacked in pixinsight.

Capture details: QHY10, c8 with hyperstar, AVX mount, Photoshop cs2, pixinsight, Lightroom.

Thanks

[jjosefsen]

Hi,

I am just a novice in AP, but it looks like it might have been "over processed" a little, at least to my eye - then again it is down to taste i guess.

There is a ton of detail though, so suspect the data is good.

I can see you have pixinsight - I can suggest this detailed guide where David Ault explains how he has processed M42 in PI, don't know if you are already familier with it?

http://trappedphotons.com/blog/?p=642

Thank you for sharing, it is great to see other peoples images when it is cloudy here!

First hyperstar image I have seen on here, a real treat, it's a very interresting imaging system for sure, how do you like it?

[Subdeo]

I like the image and it brings out some factors that I don't really see in other pictures. It looks like a painting! A downside of this interesting effect however, is the decreased realism. To me, it looks like the edges are too sharp. Just my opinion, though. Overall, I like it; it gives an interesting, "artsy" perspective!

[HunterHarling]

I do think I over processed it but when I tried to process it again I couldn't keep the center from being blown out.

Maybe I need some shorter exposures.

 

It is never cloudy in Southern California! Not even in the winter.

I really like the hyperstar it is so fast that 13 magnitude galaxies show up in 30second exposures.

I'll have another go at processing.

Thanks for the advice.

[Starwiz]

9 minutes ago, HunterHarling said:

It is never cloudy in Southern California! Not even in the winter.

Envious, from the land where it's almost never clear (except on full moon nights, perhaps).

[geordie85]

16 minutes ago, HunterHarling said:

I do think I over processed it but when I tried to process it again I couldn't keep the center from being blown out.

Maybe I need some shorter exposures.

 

It is never cloudy in Southern California! Not even in the winter.

I really like the hyperstar it is so fast that 13 magnitude galaxies show up in 30second exposures.

I'll have another go at processing.

Thanks for the advice.

Try this http://www.astropix.com/html/j_digit/laymask.html

I'd advise duplicating your image just before your core is blown out and use that instead of waiting for night to take some short subs

[jjosefsen]

1 hour ago, HunterHarling said:

I do think I over processed it but when I tried to process it again I couldn't keep the center from being blown out.

Maybe I need some shorter exposures.

Did you try HDRMultiscale transformation in PI? it is described in the tutorial I linked as well.

I'm super envious of the skies!! ?