Reworked M31

[JohnH]

I had not realised that I could use my Astrobin account to submit images! (Carole, thanks for the tip).

My part of Bromley has been bereft of stars at times when I could image and so, in frustration, I have been playing with old images. I have used some Affinity Photo 2 macros and NoiseXterminator to tweak an M31 image from last year.



This is very experimental but I think that there is quite a lot more detail than the original:



Looking forward to a CLEAR SKY http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/Smileys/default/shocked.gif

JohnH

[The Thing]

You've certainly brought out the dust lanes! My preference would be somewhere in between. Says he who overeggs images all the time

[JohnH]

My preference would be somewhere in between

I confess to being a John Lewis imager - never knowingly under processed!

[Carole]

I agree with Duncan, somewhere in the middle would be good. 

Carole

[Hugh]

As a non-imager but enjoyer of the pics, would you mind if I commented?

I think I agree as something in between would be better.  In the top image the object below the M31 (another galaxy) looks false or over processed.  M31 itself looks a little too dramatic to be believable - but then I know what previous pics of M31 look like.

Hope this helps.

keep up the good work!

- Hugh

[MarkS]

I definitely prefer the second version.  It's looking really good.  If you can cure the green gradient then it would look even better!

Mark