Apologies, NGC2239 V4!

[daz]

OK, I went back to V2 and plugged the lappy back into my big calibrated monitor to reprocess again.

This time, a shadows/highlights was applied before RobH's of the star selection and additional unsharp mask.

Again, comments encouraged. I am planning on using this as a base for a narrow band image and this will form the L and part of the R, so I wanna get it right!

[Uranium235]

Im guessing this was from the ED80? How long & how many subs were used?

Very nice, tons of contrast

[Coco]

This will look spectacular in narrow band.... Love that spanner (glob)

Hope you get chance to finish it this season....

[daz]

Thanks chaps!

Original post: http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-deep-sky/125499-ngc2239.html

[Tim]

Hmm, I sort of prefer the original Daz, there was detail aplenty in the dark dust pillars, but now lost in the blackness.

How would it look if you took this one, overlaid it as a layer, blend mode lighten, opacity about 35%??

EDIT:

Quickly did that, just to see You could go mad with the possibilities though, so many variable, so many ways it looks nice

[davew]

An Honest answer from me is....... too far. I like the way some light bleeds through the dust in your earlier effort.

However. Try both versions and see if the green and blue punch through. Doubt it though.

Dave.

[Catanonia]

I would tend to agree too, over processed this one. I thought that when I looked at it at lunchtime, had time to think about it and yes, over processed me thinks.

[RobH]

I have to agree with the others....I prefer your earlier version. The contrast was just great .

How are you finding the selection method I mentioned?

Rob