need an opinion or two...

Ok, I've been working on this data for a few hours, it's from the last two nights, and I used some data from the last m42 image I took as well. I've got a few little things I want to work on yet, but my eyes are burned out from the monitor for a bit. My main question is should I try to change the appearance (brightness and halo) of the bright star on the very left, or leave it be? I kind of like the slightly bloated appearance of the other brighter stars, but I'm just not sure about that huge one. This image is definately my greatest feat so far, and I want the thing to be as perfect as I can get it. any other suggestions are very welcome as well. Thanks.

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This is a wonderful shot! I think that if you change the star to the left, you would also have to change a few others, just to maintain consistancy. My vote would be to leave as it is. Trapizium looks great as well as the detail in the nebulosity. I also think the light spikes comming off the bright star give it a "Heavenly" effect. This one of the better shots I've seen...nice job.
Don Spencer

Well done Andrew! You certainly have captured a winner here. You may want to lower the black point on your levels slightly and maybe a small bit of unsharp mask. I like the star as is and am not sure there is anything you can do about it anyway.

Cool!

Chris

Andy, it looks great as is... do not touch those stars!!




Thanks for sharing!


Ivan

Ok, I did some repair work on the star in question to see how it would look. I also did some other adjustments. I still have work to do, especially on the borders where the color data did not overlap. Please let me know your opinions on that star. Thanks again for all your remarks.

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Hi,

Stop here, its a great image.

clear skies,

Larry Citro