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[Paul Haese]

After staring at the old image for several weeks I decided this data deserved another process. Now probably not to everyones taste but I like this. It looks more like what I was expecting from this object.

Click here for image

Comment and tell me what you think.

Regards

[Paul Haese]

Sorted the black point clipping now.

[dannat]

its big & bright & really stand out

[trevorw]

The original is far better IMO

[Paul Haese]

Ok total reprocess but still not 100% happy with the image.

[Asimov]

Looks bloody nice to me mate.

[Rob_K]

Looks better to me, the 'black border' effect is largely gone.

[Astroman]

I like the colours on the reprocess better than the original, the original seemed a little too pink, this one being dialed down has bought out bore blues, and browns of the surrounding gaseous areas. I think there is a hint of more detail also, but not much more, the original had heaps to begin with...

Nice one Paul.

[Lester]

Okay, for the perfectionist (and there isn't any) there is some small things.  But because there is far more good/excellent than otherwise, I will just say I am envious, well done Paul.  I like the way the Lagoon stands out from the background nebula and I have not noticed this before in other Lagoon images.

That would be good enough for me to hang on the wall.

[Paul Haese]

Thanks all.

Not content to let this thing just stare at me. I have once again done yet another reprocess. This time I think it looks heaps better. Either that or I am slowly going mad. Perhaps some would say that has already taken place.

http://paulhaese.net/M8Lagoon.html

I hope you all like it. I am done with this thing for now.

[Lester]

Wow, there is a lot of difference between those 2 images; just a pity I cannot see it at all.  So long as you are happy with it Paul.

[Paul Haese]

Thanks Lester, this image has just about done my head in, when I blended the data together it comes out violent pink to begin with. It takes quite a few masks to get this and adding data on top of other data and blend that in. If you asked me how I did this I could not even begin to tell you. I just don't remember how I have done it.

[Paul Haese]

Another reprocess. It looks more like a nebula now. No more reprocesses now. If I could do one thing it would be to remove the aquamarine rings around the blue stars. Other than that this is looks ok to me.