Re: [APML] New California Nebula

["Chris Schur" <cschur@cybertrails.com>]

Very nice shot. How do you like your Dimage scanner?   is it sharp to the
edges?

Chris Schur
----- Original Message -----
From: Alen Koebel <alen_koebel@yahoo.ca>
To: APML <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:52 PM
Subject: [APML] New California Nebula


> This is my second posted image to APML. It's not
> really a "new" shot since it was actually taken last
> August (kinda hard to find this object now <g>). But
> it's a new scan of the slide (2,820 dpi, 48 bit) and
> the first time I've image-processed the scan.
>
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/the.koebels2/Astronomy/california.htm
>
> Please critique the image. (As if I have to ask! <g>)
> Things I know about already: One, it's not in the
> usual orientation of North up. I tried flipping it,
> but for whatever reason I preferred it this way.
> {The framing, OTOH, was the choice of my off-axis
> guider: I take whatever is reasonable to find a
> suitable guide star!) Re the processing, the brighter
> stars are clipped and hence bloated a bit. And, I
> applied some gaussian blur in Picture Window but I
> haven't yet tried SGBNR, which I suspect would yield
> better results.
>
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