There are four major objects in the
Equipment and software in the Signature
Lights: 44 x10 min S, 48 x 10 min H, 47 x 10 min O (Total exposure 23
Enjoy - Steve
Thanks Carole - I checked for an overlap with my existing Wizard and Cave nebulae, but, no luck. It was worth checking!carastro wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:51 pm You got a decent result of this area Steve, I have found this area to be difficult to get a good result on, not just me but othyers I know. So it was a good idea to continue ti capture data as you did.
If you fancy making a mosaic, the Wizard and Cave nebulae are also nearby.
Carole
Thanks Steve. I didn't try WBPP for a long time because it scared me! Sooooo many options and buttons and .... Now I use it with default settings and it works great. I wish I had tried it sooner. Like anything else it takes a little getting used to. However, it is such a time saver once you learn it. Maybe you could try it with data you have already processed using your current techniques?
Thanks for the nice words Larry.Larry 1969 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:06 pm Excellent image and wonderfully framed!
APOD worthy for sure!
Larry
Thanks. I think it is becoming my favorite!
Thanks Bob. Never to late to change and grow!bobharmony wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:49 am Very nice detail and color, Steve. It looks a little exuberant for you - maybe turning 81 has released some inhibitions? Seriously, this is some excellent work and stick-to-it-iv-ness - well done.
Bob
Thanks Joe - I first shot this area with myBABOafrica wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:11 am You really captured the color -- the beautiful color -- of that region. The Bubble comes through in detail and the over-all framing is perfect.
It's the kind of image I found myself staring at for a few minutes.
Definitely an APOD candidate!
BABO
Thanks for the really nice words Jim. I knew I had previous data, but, wasn't sure how I was going to combine all of it. There is a lot of "bookkeeping" when doing it manually. WBPP made it a breeze. Based on your comment I just tried Drizzle on this image because my image scale is 2.25". It definitely improved the stars and I didn't see any degradation of the star cores. Maybe just different data? Of course the drizzled image is now 4X larger than the original!!! I used the default settings and 2X drizzle.Juno16 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:55 am A beautiful compilation of the data Steve!
Its great to start a process with data in the bank.
WBPP is awesome! I use most of the presets unless I run into problems, but I have gotten very good results using keywords.
I recently tried drizzle in WBPP (my image scale with the Sharpstar 61 is almost 3) and got nice results, but had problems with the star cores. Went to manually Image Integration Drizzle integration and got much better results. The stars are amazing!
Your motivation is inspiring Steve!
You’re work is wonderful!
Thanks. Haha - the long game. I wish I had enough data on all my targets to always play the "long game". It makes the processing so much easier.
Thanks Dave.
Thanks David. I applaud your efforts for the 4-panel mosaic. I just don't have the stamina to take on a project like that. It took me three years to get the data for this image and it's only 1-panel!!!Jockinireland wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:57 pm Thats a great Image Steve. i finf the new WBPP is excellent. Funnlily enough I'm working right nowon a 4 panel mosaic of this area to include, as @carastro suggested, the cave and the wizard.
Thanks Rhoda.
Grouping keywords are better described in thisSTEVE333 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:14 pmThanks for the really nice words Jim. I knew I had previous data, but, wasn't sure how I was going to combine all of it. There is a lot of "bookkeeping" when doing it manually. WBPP made it a breeze. Based on your comment I just tried Drizzle on this image because my image scale is 2.25". It definitely improved the stars and I didn't see any degradation of the star cores. Maybe just different data? Of course the drizzled image is now 4X larger than the original!!! I used the default settings and 2X drizzle.Juno16 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:55 am A beautiful compilation of the data Steve!
Its great to start a process with data in the bank.
WBPP is awesome! I use most of the presets unless I run into problems, but I have gotten very good results using keywords.
I recently tried drizzle in WBPP (my image scale with the Sharpstar 61 is almost 3) and got nice results, but had problems with the star cores. Went to manually Image Integration Drizzle integration and got much better results. The stars are amazing!
Your motivation is inspiring Steve!
You’re work is wonderful!
I'm not familiar with using keywords. What do you use them for?
Steve
Thanks for the feedback Jim. I think they just had an update to WBPP so maybe they fixed the "star cores" problem. I didn't see any trace of it in my WBPP Drizzled images for large or small or dim or bright stars. I really like how it makes the stars look more realistic and not pixelated.Juno16 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:03 am
Grouping keywords are better described in this PI release announcement (6-2-21) https://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php? ... sed.16638/.
Also,you mentioned using drizzle in WBPP. It is surprising simple, but I did have some issues with star cores.
In the release notes linked above, in the section “What's new: Main Features in Summary”, I used saw this:
“rangeClipHigh is now disabled in ImageIntegration: solving the questioned black pixels issue in the drizzled images”
Not finding a selection for “clip high” in WBPP, I just used the ImageIntegration (ClipHigh unchecked) and DrizzleIntegration processes on the registered images. That cured the issue with the star cores in the drizzled image.
I had tried the manual drizzle process before, but quit because the extra processing time and file size wasn’t worth it to me.
After recently using WBPP to process up to registration, it’s no big deal running the ImageIntegration and DrizzleIntegration processes afterward. I need to work out a file management routine to lessen the impact of the extra disk space.
To me, the much improved stars is worth it.
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