M31 re-edit

[Beyond_Vision]

Whilst waiting for the Moon to wane I decided to have another bash at processing my M31 Data from the ground up. I restacked 4 hours and 20 minutes worth of 5 minute subs and finished it up with Pix-Insight version 1.5 (DBE, HDR and ACNR tools) and Photoshop. After going through several loops here's Andromeda in all it's glory.

Im looking forward to getting more data this season to smooth out the dim outer areas.

previous edit below

[Aza]

Looks really good Kevin!

You have great detail down to the core.

[steppenwolf]

This is looking very nice indeed, Kevin - the dust lanes are looking particularly crisp.

[albedo0.39]

That's an epic piccie Kevin..I'll bet you are very pleased. Do you think there a lot left to add to make it "fisnished ?"

[Deneb]

A damn good image there, those Dust lanes look really good, im looking to image M31 next year again, well done !

[harry page]

OOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh Pretty

Did you try the dark strut enhance in the script of Pixinsight

Harry

[Beyond_Vision]

That's an epic piccie Kevin..I'll bet you are very pleased. Do you think there a lot left to add to make it "fisnished ?"

I want to get the outer areas smoother so it looks better blown up

OOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh Pretty

Did you try the dark strut enhance in the script of Pixinsight

Harry

No I used Noel Carbonis Local Contrast Enhancement Action. Is the dark strut enhance feature in the tools or is it a script I need to download and run?

Regards

Kevin

[harry page]

Hi

The script is in Ver 1.5

Look at the top bar under script and then utilitys and you will see it

Some trial and error , but just run it

Harry

[Beyond_Vision]

Thanks Harry I will give it try

Regards

Kevin

[Coco]

Woooo Hoooo thats a belter...

Guy..

[beamish]

Holy Cow !!

Nice one Kevin !!!

[MartinB]

The data is great Kevin and I loved your previous version but to my eyes this one just looks pushed a bit too far. The dust lanes look as if they have had a fair bit of sharpening and don't really have that dirty dusty look any more. This is nit picking of the highest order Kevin because it is obviously a fantastic image.

[Beyond_Vision]

The data is great Kevin and I loved your previous version but to my eyes this one just looks pushed a bit too far. The dust lanes look as if they have had a fair bit of sharpening and don't really have that dirty dusty look any more. This is nit picking of the highest order Kevin because it is obviously a fantastic image.

I have included the old posts picture at the start of the thread

I think somewhere in between maybe, one to revist with more data so that it doesn't look to pushed

Regards

Kevin