Popular Post PeterBolt Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 I finally managed to get a glimpse of M51 last night! I only managed 42 mins before the clouds came in but it's not looking too bad! I am looking forward to adding more data over the next few weeks. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterBolt said: I finally managed to get a glimpse of M51 last night! I only managed 42 mins before the clouds came in but it's not looking too bad! I am looking forward to adding more data over the next few weeks. Looking great for only 42 minutes. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, AstronomyUkraine said: Looking great for only 42 minutes. Brian Thank you, I was really surprised as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Looks great for only 42 mins. I've got 11.25 hours of data on M51 to pick through, better make a start on it soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, MarkAR said: Looks great for only 42 mins. I've got 11.25 hours of data on M51 to pick through, better make a start on it soon. I think it's my favourite galaxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinS Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Great target that always rewards, also a good indicator of your developing AP skill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 hours ago, MartinS said: Great target that always rewards, also a good indicator of your developing AP skill. thank you that means a lot 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 I added a bit more data last night - this image was composed from 27x360s subs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Looks good, wonder if you lower the black point a notch it might bring up a little more fine detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, MarkAR said: Looks good, wonder if you lower the black point a notch it might bring up a little more fine detail. Ok thanks I will give that a try. I struggle a bit with the processing. It looks ok on my laptop but then too dark on my phone etc? Do you think this is any better? Edited April 13, 2021 by PeterBolt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yes, the wisp at 10 o'clock from it's companion is much clearer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, MarkAR said: Yes, the wisp at 10 o'clock from it's companion is much clearer. Thanks for the tip I might experiment a bit more tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Experiment is the key. Maybe try dropping the black point even more to see if more becomes visible, then even further till the background looks bad and then decide on a point somewhere where you are happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 11:09 PM, MarkAR said: Experiment is the key. Maybe try dropping the black point even more to see if more becomes visible, then even further till the background looks bad and then decide on a point somewhere where you are happy. Here's another attempt at processing my M51 image. I haven't manage to get any more data but I have tried to further lighten and sharpen the image... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Lovely image. Bob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, Bob-c said: Lovely image. Bob. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic M Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Very good indeed. You've got some great detail in there for a relatively short integration. Your sky quality must be good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Padraic M said: Very good indeed. You've got some great detail in there for a relatively short integration. Your sky quality must be good. Thank you. My sky quality is 21.49 bortle 4 according to clear outside for my postcode. But I am surrounded by 3 LED street lights. There was no moon however which i think made the greatest difference. Edited April 15, 2021 by PeterBolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Well done Peter, much better to my eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 7 hours ago, MarkAR said: Well done Peter, much better to my eyes. Thank you I just need more data now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) 5.5 hours of data Edited April 18, 2021 by PeterBolt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 That's done the trick, looks superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 7 hours ago, MarkAR said: That's done the trick, looks superb. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Very nice. Bob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 5:15 PM, Bob-c said: Very nice. Bob. Thank you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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