Rodd Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I was finally able to collect a proper luminance. Now the question becomes one of degree--do I need more luminace? I collected 80 300 sec subs and integrated the RGB and L stacks into a super luminance. The total hours is now is about 29. The effect of a luminance layer was less than I had expected....but a efinite gain. I tried very hard not to oversaturate the Ha regions. If I do collect more lum it will have to be a lot-like another 80 subs or so. Part of me suspects that it won't add much more. I think I was pretty aggressive with the stretch (perhaps to aggressive) and the faint star streams on teh bottom side of the galaxy are barely visible, so I dont think more data will necessarilly bring them out. Perhaps processing is the key. Thats the other thing--it is very bright--maybe too bright. But to bring out the extensions more I need to lift. Maybe I am bumping up against my sky conditions. I did not crop as much as previously-note the galaxy is a bit north of center--for those who pine for a wider view. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard ashbee Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Looks good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, richard ashbee said: Looks good to me Thanks Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackiedlm Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Thats really lovely. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, mackiedlm said: Thats really lovely. Well done. Thanks Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Improving. The palette is proving elusive. I feel the above is a bit too blue Edited April 18, 2020 by Rodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 Final tweaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Not much interest for some reason--but to be thorough--this is the final version....at last. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notty Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That's really, really nice. The wow factor for me was when I zoomed in and saw the resolution you captured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Notty said: That's really, really nice. The wow factor for me was when I zoomed in and saw the resolution you captured. Thanks Notty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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