don4l Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I've never managed to take a decent M31, despite many attempts. I think that my problem is light pollution. Recently I've had some success with RGB, so I thought that I'd give it another go. I've spent so much time processing the thing that I have no idea if it is any good or not. I've tried to show the Ha stuff and the dust lanes into the core as much as I could. I'm happy with both these aspects, even though I've wrecked the very core in the process. I can see that there should be more of the galaxy further out than I have captured, but I don't know if more L, or more RGB is needed - or indeed if I would be wasting my time under light polluted skies. Feel free to make any comments at all. I hope to get more Ha, because I know what to expect with that. Exposure: Ha 50m. L 85m, R 37m, G 39, B 53 Total 4h 44m. Equipment: G3 16200, FSQ106 @F5, on EQ6 Software: CCDCiel, CCDStack and Gimp. Thanks for looking. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 It's looking very nice Don. Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I read your description before looking at the image and was expecting to see a dog's dinner of an image instead I see a beautifully rendered M31 with exquisite dust lanes and plenty of extension without the usual associated noise. Very good indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don4l Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 hours ago, MartinB said: I read your description before looking at the image and was expecting to see a dog's dinner of an image instead I see a beautifully rendered M31 with exquisite dust lanes and plenty of extension without the usual associated noise. Very good indeed! Thank you. I have no confidence at all with RGB imaging. I don't seem able to look objectively at my own images, and I have no idea why. I'm chuffed by your comment about the dust lanes as I've never tried to bring that kind of detail before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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