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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Gregk Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/19/06 Posts: 1454 Loc: Gilbert Arizona Getting this wide field processing down Ngc700 and       #3402778 - 10/21/09 06:01 PM Attachment (10 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, I struggeled again with this image trying to get it just right..This time applying the following: Carbonis reduce small violet star halos (due to JC Penney Lens CA), Soft Color Gradient removal A Curve tweak ... S type and a dupilcate layer masking with Median Filter =4 and a lighten Blend With the opactiy at 46%...... Anyone have any additional comments tweaks tricks tips Thanks Greg -------------------- www.azspaceblog.com/ Orion Star Shoot Pro OSC Oiron Star Shoot II OSC Celestron Cg-5 ASGT mount Celestron ED80 Piggy back with william Optics 66mm APO Celestron 6" SCT Piggy Back with william Optics 66mm APO Post Extras:       Gregk Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/19/06 Posts: 1454 Loc: Gilbert Arizona Re: Getting this wide field processing down Ngc700 and [Re: Gregk]       #3402782 - 10/21/09 06:03 PM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   BEFORE -------------------- www.azspaceblog.com/ Orion Star Shoot Pro OSC Oiron Star Shoot II OSC Celestron Cg-5 ASGT mount Celestron ED80 Piggy back with william Optics 66mm APO Celestron 6" SCT Piggy Back with william Optics 66mm APO Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3459 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: Getting this wide field processing down Ngc700 and [Re: Gregk]       #3403613 - 10/22/09 02:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good image you have there , you picked a great patch of sky and framed it very well. Looks like what you did definitely helped but it almost seems like focus is off just a smidge , or could have just been seeing. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       Gregk Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/19/06 Posts: 1454 Loc: Gilbert Arizona Re: Getting this wide field processing down Ngc700 and [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3404011 - 10/22/09 11:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Erik Thanks or too much median combine...I think that was done on the original as well Greg -------------------- www.azspaceblog.com/ Orion Star Shoot Pro OSC Oiron Star Shoot II OSC Celestron Cg-5 ASGT mount Celestron ED80 Piggy back with william Optics 66mm APO Celestron 6" SCT Piggy Back with william Optics 66mm APO Post Extras:       SGT500 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/03/06 Posts: 2924 Loc: Ny Re: Getting this wide field processing down Ngc700 [Re: Gregk]       #3404065 - 10/22/09 12:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   version 2 looks great to me -------------------- -Sal AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8" Williams Optics Zenithstar 80 Orion Atlas Eq-G Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D) My Astrophotography Gallery My Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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