Galaxy - NGC 1232

Started by jthommes, 03/21/2005 01:07AM

Posted 03/21/2005 01:07AM Opening Post

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I hesitate to post this, but forum trafic has been a bit light so I will. I don't know why, but I was a bit challenged with this object. The seeing might have been tough and that softened the image somewhat. I did apply 4 iterations of Richardson-Lucy deconvolution with some improvement. I have attached a midsized thumbnail. A full size image and exposure / processing details are at:

http://jthommes.com/Astro/NGC1232.htm

Scope was my C8 at f/5, Camera was my ToUcam SC3 RAW

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Posted 03/21/2005 03:34AM #1

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Nice one Jim!
Nice detail & colors! wink

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Posted 03/21/2005 02:32PM #2

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Nice work Jim! It looks good to me.

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Posted 03/21/2005 05:27PM #3

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Great colours, Jim. I see a little bit of a gradient from the bottom right, going up almost to the top-left.

What software did you use for Richardson-Lucy deconvolution? It appears to have done a good job highlighting the HII regions.

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