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Re: NGC253

Kirby Benson — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:50:18 GMT

I agree, very nicely done. Great image. Kirby From: ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Richins Sent:

Re: Question on stacking images

Richard Richins — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:13:51 GMT

Personally, I think you should process both stacks separately, then use one to enhance the other (high pass sharpen works well). rr

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

Richard Richins — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:39 GMT

Dave, That's a great shot. I like the reprocess. Great detail. Even the stars seem cleaner. With the end-of-year party on dso night, will folks be heading

Re-Process of M103 LRGB

Michael Sherick — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:17:53 GMT

Hi Guys, One never gets tired of palying iwth the image data... Herre is a reprocess of my M103. My goal was to enhance the star color (especially the

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

Michael Sherick — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:10:05 GMT

Hi Dave, I think you have done a great job of reprocessing your data -- excellent image! Mike ... From: Dave Dockery Subject:

Re: NGC253

Dave Dockery — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:04:35 GMT

Thanks Steve. Here’s a full resolution cropped version. I made some contrast and color adjustments based on some guidance from Mike Sherick and Adam

Kirby -- Re: [ASLC_Imagers] Question on stacking images

Michael Sherick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:18:37 GMT

Hi Kirby, Good question! If it were a matter of just taking a "gazillion" subexposures to gain signal, this would be a lot easier, but as with all things,

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

stevensmith@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:13:19 GMT

Very nice Dave. I would love to see a larger shot. Looks like you have captured a great deal of detail. SS ... [Attachment(s) from Dave Dockery included

Dave -- RE: [ASLC_Imagers] M103 LRGB "Open Cluster"

Michael Sherick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:06:34 GMT

Hi Dave, Glad you liked the image. Regarding the processing: I have been experimenting with "Selective Color" adjustments in PhotoShop in an effort

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

Michael Sherick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:54:43 GMT

Hi Dave, This is an outstanding image in terms of the detail you captured. Nice work! Mike ... From: Dave Dockery Subject:

Question on stacking images

Kirby Benson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:35 GMT

We all know that stacking up many images reduces the noise and increases the signal. A question that has been in my mind for quite a while and I have seen

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

Chuck Sterling — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:42:54 GMT

Very nice, Dave. Like the detail. Chuck

Re: NGC253 [1 Attachment]

Kirby Benson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:23:45 GMT

Very nice Dave and thanks for the detail on processing. Kirby From: ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave

Re: M103 LRGB "Open Cluster" [1 Attachment]

Dave Dockery — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43:23 GMT

Beauty Mike. Nice vivid color in the cluster. What processing techniques are you trying? I like the result. Dave From: ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com

NGC253

Dave Dockery — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:39:07 GMT

Here's my image from Upham last weekend. Although I got a great set of data, it took a bit of work to clean up the residual effects of blooming on the bright