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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Oct 12, 2016, 22:45:44

Title: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: MarkS on Oct 12, 2016, 22:45:44
NGC1333 taken with H-alpha modified Sony A7S on Takahashi Epsilon 180ED.

360 subs of 30sec at ISO 10000 making 3 hours of total integration time.  I think it needs more exposure time to reduce the noise a bit.  On the left hand side you can see the start of that patch of nebulosity between IC1985 and NGC 1333.  Maybe I ought to extend this into a mosaic.

(http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2016/ngc1333_20161002small.jpg)

Bigger version here:
http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2016/ngc1333_20161002.jpg

Mark
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: Carole on Oct 13, 2016, 08:32:29
As usual a lovely image from yourself and the A7S, even the larger version shows a lot of detail on NGC1333.  You can't see the noise until you look at the very largest version.

Was this done with a bright Moon, or did you take it a while ago?

Carole
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: MarkS on Oct 13, 2016, 09:46:56
It was taken 2 October i.e. the Sunday night of Kelling but at home.

Mark
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: julian on Oct 13, 2016, 14:33:59
Very nice image
Mark
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: JohnP on Oct 13, 2016, 21:07:43
Superb - Like you say a tad 'noisy' but I'd take it ;-) Amazing that there is just so much stuff up there.. Another image for the book I think.. John
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: MarkS on Oct 15, 2016, 14:32:39
If you want to have your own attempt at processing the final integrated file, follow this thread, where the link is provided:
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/279596-ngc1333-sony-a7s/

Mark
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: JohnP on Oct 15, 2016, 20:19:17
Amazing to see so many takes on the same data... All look fantastic - I personally prefer the first where the processor has pushed the nebulosity & smoothed background but at expense of some colour (but I am a B&W person) - now if you could combine that with yours I'd say it would be perfect... Shan't bother processing myself as I am so out of practice wouldn't know where to start.. :-(

Fantastic image though.  John
Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: MarkS on Oct 15, 2016, 23:15:35
Agreed - I find it quite fascinating how each individual approach to the processing method leads to a whole variety of different results. 

This thread, using Olly's data is just as interesting:
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/279607-an-unsatisfacry-ngc1333/

The differences are either due to the processing method adopted or some kind of artistic interpretation or a mixture of both.

Mark

Title: Re: NGC1333 and lots of dust
Post by: Carole on Oct 16, 2016, 08:57:36
I have a go at it yesterday from the download, but my computer was playing up and so had to abandon it.  But the results as far as I got were not as good as yours.

Carole