1st image taken since March M16

[Comet Hunter]

M16 never gets old. I added 10 hours from this week to the original 5 hours taken in 2023 (been that long?) totaling 15 hours.
180 5 min subs, Optolong Extreme filter, asi2600mc, and my trusty Stellarvue 102 SVX raptor

Do you prefer the full frame or cropped version?

 

[AlanLichty]

This has a great feeling of depth in both of these renderings. Beautiful.

 

[kiwiapple]

Worth the wait! Nice image!

 

[Comet Hunter]

I think I over saturated the blues in the original, I think this one is better. Thoughts?

 

[AlanLichty]

I really liked the deep blues - up until I saw this new version. Good edit.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ed, I was in Yellowstone with my granddaughter, so I am a bit late catching up.

I think I like the cropped one best, but the uncropped one is great as well.

As to the edit, it's good, but it looks like you did more than just desaturate the blues, so it has a totally different look around the pillars. So I am not sure I can pick a favorite, I think they both work, though in the edit, the pinks around the pillars might be a bit too much.

 

[Comet Hunter]

Hey Ed, I was in Yellowstone with my granddaughter, so I am a bit late catching up.

I think I like the cropped one best, but the uncropped one is great as well.

As to the edit, it's good, but it looks like you did more than just desaturate the blues, so it has a totally different look around the pillars. So I am not sure I can pick a favorite, I think they both work, though in the edit, the pinks around the pillars might be a bit too much.

Ya, another person pointed out the pink too. I fixed that on astrobin... always a fun target

 

[Mike Lewis]

Ed,

As you say, a truly wonderful target. I like the 1st 2 the best.

ML