Re[2]: [APML] Cocoon Nebula

[Mikkel Steine <mikkel@messier45.com>]

Matt,

> You have an excellent eye. I know you are correct. The accentuated blue star
> halo was due to cirrus clouds drifting across it. Is it unaesthetic? I have
> just uploaded a revision that suppresses these features slightly.

The blue seems much better now, at least to me. The blue halo was not
unaesthetic, I just noted that it was possibly larger than normal.

> Ron Wodaski recommends http://www.genuinefractals.com/ as a better solution
> for resizing images. Perhaps it is time I buy it.

Yes, that seems like a better solution. I know from my days in desktop
publishing that Photoshop is not always the preferred tool for scaling images.
There are numerous techniques for resampling an image, and it would be fun to
try out some of them. One would probably have to make a program to accomplish
it.

> I did some star shaping before resizing in the version I just uploaded. Is
> this new version better?

Yes, slightly better. The faintest stars doesn't seem so intrusive anymore.

I've cropped a small part of your image and indicated the stars that I used for
reference, here: http://www.messier45.com/download/cocoon.jpg

> skilled visual observers SEE more than most people

I believe you're right. It's all down to practice. No magic :)

> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/mbendaniel/gallery/astro/moonbow.html

Yes, I also noted that right away the first time. It's actually quite distinct
in my eyes.

Best regards,                              mailto:mikkel@messier45.com
Mikkel Steine                                     http://Messier45.com
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