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October 18, 2006 07:54 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M42

Posted By louie atalasidis

Looking nice Jason...looks very similar to one I posted a couple of months back.

October 24, 2006 03:47 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Helix

Posted By louie atalasidis

Nice shot David.

October 24, 2006 04:03 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M45 LRGB

Posted By louie atalasidis

Still looks good with some nice nebulosity Larry smile

I've shot this as well over the weekend and having the same issues with bloated stars.
I used a 66SD with the WO .8 reducer to get the max field as I could for a better composition of It.
I used two minute subs because I wanted to get as much of the nebulosity as I could but I guess shorter subs and a trillion of them might be the way to go next time.

October 24, 2006 04:28 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC1499 midportion in H-alpha

Posted By louie atalasidis

Great shot Tom ! excellent detail .

October 24, 2006 04:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

SH2-54

Posted By louie atalasidis

Another great shot Jim !

October 25, 2006 12:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M100

Posted By louie atalasidis

Nice work Roland !

October 25, 2006 12:21 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Bubble Nebula Ha, HaR,G, B

Posted By louie atalasidis

Rob some nice detail in there dude smile

Your color bias is uneven with the red clipped in shadows end and saturation is too high.
Look at you histogram in PS and you'll see that the heavy red in saturation is clipping the shadows .
Adjust these thing with levels in PS using the left hand slider and you should start seeing the image improve.
Drop the saturation in the red channel by as much as It takes to unclip . Still all that said Rob you still have some nice detail in there making the shot look good.

October 26, 2006 04:44 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky