Stuck in monsoon season for now...
I included the 50 minutes of Luminance that I "found" and re-combined everything from scratch, increasing the "percentage" used, so more dim details are showing up. Spent more time fixing stars around the edge, and then did increase the contrast a little over last time. The color is from the same file, but I minimized the stars on the red channel so they matched a little better. I hope y'all like the change. Anything else I should try with this? Thanks for looking.
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=216
Charlie
I included the 50 minutes of Luminance that I "found" and re-combined everything from scratch, increasing the "percentage" used, so more dim details are showing up. Spent more time fixing stars around the edge, and then did increase the contrast a little over last time. The color is from the same file, but I minimized the stars on the red channel so they matched a little better. I hope y'all like the change. Anything else I should try with this? Thanks for looking.
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=216
Charlie
Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
