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Started by Trannyguy, 02/12/2008 01:40PM
Posted 02/12/2008 01:40PM | Edited 02/12/2008 08:14PM Opening Post
Hello,

I took another try at this globular a few nights back,trying to get as deep as possible without too much blooming,think I fried the core a bit and probably need some shorter exposures to help with that.

It came out better than my first attempt but the color stack was very noisy for some reason,must be time for some new darks.

Seeing was poor with some thin high clouds at times.

ST10xme on a TMB115 at F7
1200gto
Luminance 300sx30
RGB 180sx15 each bin 2x2

Thanks for looking,your comments,suggestions always welcome.

Jason

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Posted 02/12/2008 02:19PM #1
Beautiful colors & detail Jason! Well done!
Thanks! 8)

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
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Posted 02/12/2008 03:55PM #2
Well Jason, I like it a lot! I can tell that you had a fierce battle with a noisy chrominance, but you came out winner since the image is very pleasant overall.

Congrats grin

Luca

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Posted 02/12/2008 07:43PM #3
Looks pretty good Jason, not too over exposed, globular clusters are tough to resolve without some core blow out.
I have found that light pollution caused by upper level thin clouds or moisture in the air causes a lot of noise in my subs. Maybe you had some thin clouds that night?
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Posted 02/12/2008 08:05PM #4
Jason,

Five hours for luminance alone?!? Very impressive! And great job on this!

Eric