Hi all,
This is my first shot after modifying the RA axis on my G11. The mod appears
to have accomplished the objective. The stars are much rounder and better
defined than before the mod. (See:
)
I pick up a copy of Photoshop the other day and since it was cloudy last
night, I finally tried my hand at processing a color image. (I've had a CFW8
attached to my CCD camera for years, but never really used it until just
recently.) Have a look:
It came out reasonably well for a first attempt, but may be a little too
'colorful'. I didn't really play much with the color balance other than
setting the ratios during the combine in MaxIm. Most of the Photoshop
processing was to bring out local detail by adjusting local histogram specs.
I particularly like how the blue/red nebulosity shows up in the dust lanes,
but don't know why it is so pronounced here. Most of the M31 images I have
seen have little color in the lanes.
Neal
