Re: [APML] Sagittarius Star Cloud

[lkt <tan@cox.net>]

Matt,

	That's a spectacular shot of the star cloud. The resolution looks
really high. I am not sure I would be too worried about stars getting
clipped at the top end. I think that stars being so much brighter than
nebulosity has hit the saturation point of the film much earlier on and
as such the color might not be accurate anyway. Nevertheless, halation
and the halo around stars may be more representative of it's color. Just
my thoughts.

Loke


Matt BenDaniel wrote:
> 
> http://world.std.com/~mattb/gallery/astro/sag_cloud.html
> 
> The Sagittarius Star Cloud is the brightest part of the Milky Way, near the galactic center. It is northwest of the Sagittarius "teapot spout". This image is full frame and covers 4.6° x 3.6°.
> 
> This shot has high dynamic range and was clipped (on the top end) by PL3000 scanning. The only ill effect is that the stars are burned out slightly, but that was mitigated by star shaping.
> 
> Comments welcome.
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