Mars 25th October 2022 (new workflow for edge rind)

[Kon]

Mars at 630am this morning. Mist and fog was not helping but fairly stable. I have played with the edge rind in Gimp and I think it looks tidy; no layers just an inverted selection, followed by brightness reduction and a mild gaussian blur. I am happy for feedback; is it good or is it looking not quite right etc?. Original size and resized 120%. 8" Dob, manual, asi462mc, 2.5x TV powermate.

 

original size

 

120%

 

image after registax

Edited October 25, 2022 by Kon

[pipnina]

That looks sharp!

I'd be pleased for sure!

[neil phillips]

Excellent Kon. Capture and process top drawer.

[Kon]

7 hours ago, pipnina said:

That looks sharp!

I'd be pleased for sure!

Thanks. Using this processing has allowed me to push the wavelets a bit more.

[Kon]

5 hours ago, neil phillips said:

Excellent Kon. Capture and process top drawer.

Thanks Neil. I think skipping the layers has allowed for the finer details to come through but also push the wavelets a bit more. There is room for improvement, as with all processing, but I have a good benchmark now.

[neil phillips]

1 hour ago, Kon said:

Thanks Neil. I think skipping the layers has allowed for the finer details to come through but also push the wavelets a bit more. There is room for improvement, as with all processing, but I have a good benchmark now.

I agree, its what i have been trying too. 

[johnturley]

11 hours ago, Kon said:

Mars at 630am this morning. Mist and fog was not helping but fairly stable. I have played with the edge rind in Gimp and I think it looks tidy; no layers just an inverted selection, followed by brightness reduction and a mild gaussian blur. I am happy for feedback; is it good or is it looking not quite right etc?. Original size and resized 120%. 8" Dob, manual, asi462mc, 2.5x TV powermate.

 

original size

 

120%

 

image after registax

North Polar Hood showing very nicely

John 

[Kon]

3 hours ago, neil phillips said:

I agree, its what i have been trying too. 

I was inspired to do something better from your excellent Mars last week.

[Kon]

2 hours ago, johnturley said:

North Polar Hood showing very nicely

John 

Thanks John. I am very pleased with the details on this one. I wish I did not have the fog/mist. But we should be having more opportunities as it is getting bigger.

[Space Cowboy]

Super capture and nicely processed!