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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:02
PM
Subject: RE: [APML] Southern Cross and
Wide feild Milky Way
Monte,
I
too have taken a few shots of this area (using RG400) with results very
similar to yours posted. I like your wide angle shot as it shows a great
deal of the emu.
But a question for the list:
Because the milky way is so rich in this part of
the sky, it tends to over-dominate the stars of the cross and the pointers.
What I would like to do is to achieve an effect similar to Akira Fujii's
image of the cross and the pointers where those stars are easily
distinguished but the background milky way is still rich and
detailed.
Are there any suggestions on how to achieve this in
processing the images. Naturally, shorter exposures skimp on the detail in
the milky way and show the cross and pointers with a bit more contrast, but
as I am yet to try stacking any images would I be able to get the effect I
desire by stacking a short and long exposure together? Or are there any
other processing 'tricks' that may help achieve this?
Craig.
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Dear All,
Here are some wide field shots of the Southern Cross and Milky Way around
it.
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Regards Monte.