Re: [APML] M81 and M96 with vignetting removed in PILE

["Stuart Heggie" <Stuart.J.Heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Alan, I think both are BIG improvements but especially the M81/82 - super
job!
Stuart
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Voetsch" <alanv12952@yahoo.com>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>; "SOS" <oregonskywatchers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 4:42 PM
Subject: [APML] M81 and M96 with vignetting removed in PILE


> Hey all,
>
> I have managed to re-do a couple shots posted recenly. On M81-M82 I ran
> it through PILE (PixInsight LE and took out the vignetting, which was
> terrible because of the 265 minutes of exposure.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/39968767
>
> I completely re-did this wide field view of M95, M96, M105, etc... This
> was so blue and so dark that I never should have posted it in the first
> place. I ran the original raw scan through PILE, and then hit it with
> slight levels, curves and an USM in PS. I avoided the urge to insert
> color where maybe it should not be in the first place. That was a big
> part of my problem with the first image. I *BELIEVE* that when it comes
> to clusters and galaxies, processing steps should be scaled back a bit
> to let the image speak for itself. Is this a valid point of view? It
> might be a little too light now. Anyway, it is here:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/39964895
>
> M96 is at center, M95 to the lower right. The trio at the top are; top:
> NGC 3384, M105 at lower right, and NGC 3389 at left. Upon close
> inspection there are a couple or three stragglers here too, but they do
> not show on my chart. These would be from the PGC or UGC cataloges.
>
> I'm interested in hearing if there are reactions to these shots after
> the recent processing. When I look at them, I see some 'mottling' but
> am completely unsure whether it is actually there or not. Nowadays, I
> can barely see anything on my monitor at all. 8-)
>
> This brings up another question: why do we typically run Messier
> designations together (M95) and not NGCs?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
> SCT Astrophotography: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch/astrophotography
> FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/takpf
>
>
>
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