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M51 wide field LRGB

Started by tvdavis, 04/13/2008 04:55AM
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Posted 04/13/2008 04:55AM Opening Post
Thomas V Davis
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I finally got some color data on this object. I'm still playing with the data a little but I present it here for your critique.

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_000059.htm

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Tom
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Posted 04/13/2008 02:41PM #1
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Wow. Really wide and really deep and lots of color on the stars.

M51 looks a little "magenta" on this monitor, but it is a good balance to the "yellow" companion. (I guess it would have more Halpha showing through... ?) What is the total width of that shot? Also, I noticed that your RGB was as long total as the L - how long were your subs?

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Looking good Tom! grin
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Beautifully done Tom!

It does look very deep and detailed with lots of those great background fuzzies.

Your crop looks great too.

Jason



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Nice one Tom.

I like to see M51 in wide field. As was mentioned - there are other interesting fuzzies and you got deep enough for them. The crop shows good detail.

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Excellent image, Tom.

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Posted 04/14/2008 05:15PM #6
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Thanks for the kind comments.

Tom

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