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Posts Made By: Jason Boyce

March 10, 2008 08:51 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Rho Ophiuchi

Posted By Jason Boyce
Hi Greg,
This is really beautiful!
The blue reflection areas and the dust look so good together smile

F3.64 8O That is one fast refractor!


Jason

March 12, 2008 10:21 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Opinions wanted please on the post processing

Posted By Jason Boyce
Hi Floyd,

For me I like this first one,it looks rather good smile
Color looks right on and your processing is very natural.

It does look like it could stand a bit of sharpening in the galaxies however,maybe pull it and your original Lum into photoshop,sharpen up the lum and layer it back into the LRGB,then you will have a LLRGB

Really it is looking very good!


Jason

March 12, 2008 10:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Simple M81-82

Posted By Jason Boyce
Sweet Tom!

You sure picked up a lot of the starburst from m82 in this!

Jason

March 12, 2008 10:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M35 & NGC2158

Posted By Jason Boyce
Very nice looking image Taylor.

Your color looks perfect and the processing makes this a beauty!

Jason

March 15, 2008 02:57 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M81-82 LRGB

Posted By Jason Boyce
Nice Tom!

I don't recall seeing an image of this area so deep.
It will be interesting to see how Ha data will affect the integrated flux,if it does.

Happy your skies have cleared a bit for you.

Jason

March 16, 2008 01:32 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Why are my colors so weak!!!

Posted By Jason Boyce
Hi Luca,

I think your color data looks not so bad wink
Color data always seems to appears weaker,at least to me.I guess because we are isolating the one specific wavelength.

After you combine them it should be pretty strong data considering the amount you have.
Adding Luminance data to the RGB using layers in photo shop will help beef up the color data too.You may have to do several layers and add saturation as necessary.

I would suggest either taking some Luminance or creating a Luminance from your color subs and some of your Ha data to mix in with your RGB color image if looks weak by itself.This should help strengthen it up.

Of course you could always take longer subs or bin too grin


Good luck!


Jason





March 21, 2008 03:31 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Inverted Moon shot

Posted By Jason Boyce
Here's the non inverted version,with blooms if your interested.

It's full size!



Jason



March 21, 2008 07:46 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Spring- Deep sky or deep something

Posted By Jason Boyce
Well,that looks all too familiar,at least the snow part.
2" an hour piles up pretty fast wink

I have been fortunate to have a fairly mild winter as opposed to 06 when we got hit by 3 blizzards in about a 5 week span.At one point I had nearly 4ft of snow that did not want to melt away 8O

It did encourage me to build an observatory though grin

Hope you get some better weather soon!


Jason





March 24, 2008 02:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Olympus lenses on st-7

Posted By Jason Boyce
Alex,

SBIG makes an Olympus lens adapter for ST cameras.

Brady Johnson also makes an adapter for Olympus lenses that is much like the Mandel wide field adapter if you are using a CFW with the camera.

ATWB sells them both.

Jason




March 26, 2008 09:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M51 in Ha

Posted By Jason Boyce
Looks good on my monitor Eric.

I had no idea this would show up so good in Ha!

Looking forward to the "finished" version.


Jason

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