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by gboulton
Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:46 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
Replies: 2
Views: 4895

Re: NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

This is definitely turning into a really enjoyable image!

Kudos. :obscene-drinkingcheers:
by gboulton
Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M27 2013-08-14
Replies: 5
Views: 6082

Re: M27 2013-08-14

admin wrote: Interesting... I'll have a look at what PI does here.
Best example of it in action that i can offer would be one of Harry's tutorials : http://www.harrysastroshed.com/pix%20vi ... colour.mp4
by gboulton
Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:32 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M27 2013-08-14
Replies: 5
Views: 6082

Re: M27 2013-08-14

You got some lovely detail in there Gordon! The resolution might possbily be a bit too high for the real 1:1 data content. Binning could potentially let you push decon a bit further, bringing out the central star (the 'giant' white dwarf). I personally love seeing it in this object as it puts what ...
by gboulton
Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M27 2013-08-14
Replies: 5
Views: 6082

M27 2013-08-14

http://i.imgur.com/GcOSCxv.jpg Drug out my C6 for the first time in forever. Thought it was the right choice for a small-ish target, instead of the ED80T Took 51 frames @ 300", tossed 14 for tracking errors. The little CG5 is huffin' and puffin' trying to lug that much weight around for 5 minute ex...
by gboulton
Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:43 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: DSS vs Nebulosity vs ???
Replies: 39
Views: 52330

Re: DSS vs Nebulosity vs ???

Gorgeous image, gminder! I was really hit and miss with DSS until I recently got a Baader mod on my 450D. Now I can't get a good image out of DSS to save my life and I just don't have the time or patience to figure out which DSS setting(s) to tweak. Wanted to pick this statement out and "second" it ...
by gboulton
Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:37 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Guess I'm getting rusty :)
Replies: 17
Views: 19426

Re: Guess I'm getting rusty :)

PixInsight's stacking and integration modules yield the absolute best (consistent) quality currently on the market. It's worth the license fee for that alone (and even then it is very reasonably priced for all the other tools you get). Well said, sir. I think there's definitely room for both it and...
by gboulton
Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Guess I'm getting rusty :)
Replies: 17
Views: 19426

Re: Guess I'm getting rusty :)

May I ask what version of DSS you use? 3.3.3 beta 47 using 3.3.2 gave me and several others some very odd results...including result files that were nothing but a long vertical bar of noise, and so on. At that time, someone (I can't for the life of me remember who or where) suggested the latest bet...
by gboulton
Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:20 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Guess I'm getting rusty :)
Replies: 17
Views: 19426

Re: Guess I'm getting rusty :)

http://www.nightskyforums.com/astroimag ... 013-08-01/

Has a zip of a single light frame, and all the light frames.
by gboulton
Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:15 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Guess I'm getting rusty :)
Replies: 17
Views: 19426

Re: Guess I'm getting rusty :)

Ivo,

Found the raws...will upload a zip tomorrow...upgrading our connection going to wait till I have some bandwidth
by gboulton
Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:09 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Guess I'm getting rusty :)
Replies: 17
Views: 19426

Re: Guess I'm getting rusty :)

Ok... any sort of calibration in DSS will also significantly affect how much detail can be extracted, how well noise levels can be determined and typically causes clipping and bloating of stars (as is quite apparent here). I don't really understand this statement...since this has never been an issu...