Re: [APML] OT: New Mosaic: The Orion Deepfield

["Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny.rr.com>]

Rob,

Unbelievable! Incredible! Amazing! I've never seen anything like it.

Your image goes far deeper than anything I've ever seen of that region. All those faint tendrils of nebulosity!

Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Kevin Wigell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 06:56
Subject: [APML] OT: New Mosaic: The Orion Deepfield


> Hi all,
> Every once in a while I do an image which takes me to my
> physical limits. This is one of them.
> http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Oriondeepfield.html
> 
> The completed image incorporated over 20 hours of data and.
> is 410 MB.
> The background was taken with the FSQ106 and STL11000M
> with over 12 hours of h-alpha data. With the 2.7" to 2" adapter
> the FSQ106 showed some vignetting with the STL11000 which
> easily flatfielded away. The stars at the edge showed no distortion.
> 
> Components of the image were done at higher resolution using the
> ST10XME and AP155 (F7) and RC (F9).
> 
> The mosaic is basically (HA)GB. Processing was done according
> to the techniques described on my web site at
> http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/HARGB.html
> http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Article3.html
> http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/AdvancedMosaics.html
> 
> HA data was processed with heavy use of curves and unsharp mask in 
> 16 bit mode. HA was combined with G and B in Maxim and then
> adjusted in PS. 
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Rob Gendler
> Email: robgendler@att.net
> Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/

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