NGC 1333

[Rodd]

This data was the quintessential flop for me.  If you had asked me 5 years ago if there was a chance that this data could be messaged into a respectable inmage, I would have said...never, not a chance.  It was terrbile.  The backgound was faceted somehow and the dust like clay.  I have always felt that I was missing something, but what?  Never in a million years did I think this data was capable of forming a respectble image.  Its not perfect

 by ant means.  But it clears my bar...I am happyNow I am included to shoot this raget again.

FSQ 106 with .6x reducer and ASI 1600--about 22 hours LRGB

 

Edited July 9, 2023 by Rodd

[simmo39]

That looks a fine image of a target I have struggled with several times. This season I may and try and add more data to last year's effort to see if I can come close to yours. 

[vlaiv]

6 hours ago, Rodd said:

If you had asked me 5 years ago if there was a chance that this data could be messaged into a respectable inmage, I would have said...never, not a chance. 

You've came a long way, young padawan

[Rodd]

1 hour ago, simmo39 said:

That looks a fine image of a target I have struggled with several times. This season I may and try and add more data to last year's effort to see if I can come close to yours. 

To be fair, I cropped out some problem areas (magenta areas).  But even what remains has always been very rough.  I think the key for me was to reduce aggressiveness

[Rodd]

5 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

You've came a long way, young padawan

Thank you master!