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[whatablanker]

20 x 300sec @ ISO800 Dithered with calibration frames

Processed in Startools and CS6

 

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[Allinthehead]

Some nice details in that. You managed to capture some of the jets too. 

[Guest]

This is a really beautiful example of these objects! Love the colours

I showed this to someone who isn't into our hobby and they freaked out ?

Well done

David

[Rodd]

Nice detail.

Rodd

[whatablanker]

I have had a good play with the colour module on Startools and I hope you'd agree that this looks much better there isn't the strange star colours. I did use CS6 to finish it off.
I think I have lost some detail in the arms but that is a sacrifice I have had to make to get the colour balance better.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, whatablanker said:

I have had a good play with the colour module on Startools and I hope you'd agree that this looks much better there isn't the strange star colours. I did use CS6 to finish it off.
I think I have lost some detail in the arms but that is a sacrifice I have had to make to get the colour balance better.

To be helpful, and not critical, I prefer the first image as this new one looks very red and there's a loss of other colours. Also, the cores of the galaxies look washed out. The first image in this post was really good ?

David

[whatablanker]

2 hours ago, David_L said:

To be helpful, and not critical, I prefer the first image as this new one looks very red and there's a loss of other colours. Also, the cores of the galaxies look washed out. The first image in this post was really good ?

David

Thanks David. I don't know if you have noticed on the original one there are a some strange colour issues on the stars that a few people have commented on. This was an attempt to rectify them. Thanks for the comment. The galaxies on the first one are far better I think.

[GiorgioF]

Galaxy on the first are stunning. Really a nice shot and good post-production!