M51 revisited

[Rodd]

I seem to live by the adage "throw it in a drawer for awhile and come bac to it."  Sometimes I prefer thd original, a sign that further gains are unlikley, and sometimes the improvement is obvious.

TOA 130 and ASI 1600, HaLRGB, about 24.25 hours

New Image

 

Former version

Edited March 29 by Rodd

[Adreneline]

A definite improvement at 1:1. More natural colour, more depth and structure revealed. Previous image looked over-sharpened to my eyes but then it is all quite subjective. Worth a re-visit for sure.

[Rodd]

2 minutes ago, Adreneline said:

A definite improvement at 1:1. More natural colour, more depth and structure revealed. Previous image looked over-sharpened to my eyes but then it is all quite subjective. Worth a re-visit for sure.

Thanks!  Yes, thgose were my thoughts as well.

[juno16]

That is a beautiful repro Rodd.

Great color and spectacular detail !

[Rodd]

8 minutes ago, juno16 said:

That is a beautiful repro Rodd.

Great color and spectacular detail !

Thanks Juno