Hi folks,
Could you please give me a hand and process my data to show what can possibly be done with it ? I will really appreciate this.
https://rapidshare.com/files/1051544027 ... LA_HDR.rar (64 bit fits)
https://rapidshare.com/files/3163770842 ... LA_HDR.zip[/url] (16 bit tiff)[url]
I am a relatively new PI user and still have a long way to go to be able to use it properly. I must confess however, contrary to everyone's belief in the PS camp, my progress is much speedier and more fruitful compared to my PS efforts. Kudos to the developers and supporters once again.
I still have some problems with DBE, color calibration and noise reduction. For some reason MMT is not very effective on my pictures. I am suspecting the culprit to be my shooting with a DSLR. There must be an inherent noise due to the missing pixels, blocked by CFA. Whenever I apply MMT ot ATWT the background doesn't look silky smooth at all. I am sure I must be pushing some wrong buttons at some stages as well.
I have been playing with this Bode's Nebula data for the last couple of weeks. The stack I share with you is an HDR composite of the following:
Scope: FSQ106ED @f/5
Mount: Vixen New Atlux with Starbook
Focuser:
Camera: Canon 550D - Hutech modified
Filters: None
Guide: Vixen A80SS, Orion SSAG
Exposures:
First set: 24x360 second Light @ISO1600, Master Darks, Bias, 24x Flats, 24x Flat Darks
Second set: 11x360 second Light @ISO800, Master Darks, Bias, 24x Flats, 24x Flat Darks
Shooting Date: 26.02.2012
Orientation:
Acquisition: BackyardEOS
Guiding: PHD
Stacking: Images Plus
Processing: Pixinsight
Location: Marmaris - Turkey
SQM: 21
Temperature: 9 C
This one is a quick process of the ISO1600 stack

and this is the result of the HDR composite...There are many errors I know but I guess I need a break and go back to basics before further attempts.

Can you see my White Flag waving ?

Thanks for reading and your help.
Cheers
Sedat