2nd attempt at M33

Hello guys,

I'm back with M33 I added some more data to the previous attempt.

This is the result of 8 20min guided subexp. with my Tak102 @ F6 on AP1200 GTO. Only reduction was dark frame subtraction. Processed in Photoshop and AIP4Win.

I have to learn a lot about processing which seems to be a lot more complicated than the h-alpha solar images I'm used to processing. Need a crash course in advanced patience too

Ciao all

Luca

PS as usual all your comments and tips are well appreciated

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... I thought about shooting M42 that was just rising at 3 a.m.

A picture of M42 is one of the reasons I got involved with this wonderful hobby of ours, but I never got around to really try to shoot my own version. It seems to be a truly tough cookie this guy.

This is a single 20 minute exposure. I have some very short exposure that I wanted to use to replace the trapezium area, but I did not get around to do it and.... I still have to realize how to do it

However, it was processed in PS with levels, curves and a bit of unsharp mask.

Ciao
Luca

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Nice Luca,the Galaxy is starting to pop a bit. I would highly recommend PhotoShop for post processing your DSO's,It's the most simple to use and a most powerful tool we have in Astrophotography !