RGB moon from the 8th

[Yawning Angel]

This was 3 x 10 panel (RG & mosaics with my 107 refractor and an asi178m

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[Xsubmariner]

Very nice Alex, may I ask what process flow you used?

[Yawning Angel]

4 hours ago, Xsubmariner said:

Very nice Alex, may I ask what process flow you used?

Thank you!

Capture was 10 x 1000 in R then G then B.

Processing:

Batch stacked all 30 in AS!3
Sharpened in Registax, although I’d usually batch sharpen in Pi
Mosaic each set in MS ICE
Align the 3 in imPPG
RGB combine in Pi
RGB align in Registax
Defringe in Photoshop Camera Raw
Colour balance etc in PS
Fine sharpening with the Low Pass filter

Tada!

[Kon]

Excellent image and I like the natural colour saturation.

[astrolulu]

Beautiful color and very balanced brightness/contrast. Great picture.

[Yawning Angel]

13 hours ago, astrolulu said:

Beautiful color and very balanced brightness/contrast. Great picture.

Very kind of you to say, thank you!

[astrolulu]

The larger the fragment of the Moon's surface, the greater the scale of differences in the brightness of objects on the surface - and the more difficult it is to choose the brightness and contrast so as not to burn out the brightest ones, while maintaining the appropriate brightness and visibility of darker areas. You did it great 🙂