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I used to process images in minimal number of steps. However, this one I used quite a number of techniques to process the Integrated Flux Nebula. However more techniques doesn't mean better processing. After hours of juggling around with PixInsight, I gave up and gave myself a break. Although the final image is not satisfactory, I practiced some techniques which I use less often.
Date: 28-29/12/2016
Location: GUANGZHOU
Equipment: APM-TMB 105/650 with Borg 7704 @F4, Nikon D810A, D1, AVX, MGEN
Photographic details: ISO 3200, 5 mins x 24, flat frames, dark frames, bias frames
Post-processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop

那些IFN (共耀星雲)，是考驗天空質量的終極指標，因為就算在不錯的天空下，也是僅比天空背景光略光高一點而已。你能拍到這樣已很了不起。

試想一下，要看明亮的銀河也要到極低光害的地點，現在那些IFN是我們銀河星系的外圍物質，是受到我們的銀河照明下才能讓我們看到，可以想像是如何暗淡。

Reprocess it again without brutal force. I focused too much on the IFN in my 1st trial. The price for showcasing the IFN is that the ugly granular background. In this "Let it be" version, the INF is faint, but lesser processing artifacts. So I need to gather more signal next time for showcasing the IFN around M81 & M82.

社長 寫:那些IFN (共耀星雲)，是考驗天空質量的終極指標，因為就算在不錯的天空下，也是僅比天空背景光略光高一點而已。你能拍到這樣已很了不起。

試想一下，要看明亮的銀河也要到極低光害的地點，現在那些IFN是我們銀河星系的外圍物質，是受到我們的銀河照明下才能讓我們看到，可以想像是如何暗淡。

Thanks for telling me the Chinese translation of IFN. Anyway, my observation site is quite good, but the clear skies rate is not as high as ur Tibet observation site. That's why I always miss ur Tibet observatory. I guess under these conditions, my observation site, telescope, camera etc., the reasonable total exposure for showcase the IFN around M81 & M82 is at least 7 hrs. Prodvided that a whole complete clear night, I needed to image it whole night.

以目標為IFN的話，建議你用同一套器材，累計更多曝光。

可先參考我這張失敗之作

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4145

又或者這張霧霾版

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4309

而你的星系本身的處理，應還可再提升一下，至少要比我的好一些。

社長 寫:以目標為IFN的話，建議你用同一套器材，累計更多曝光。

可先參考我這張失敗之作

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4145

又或者這張霧霾版

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4309

而你的星系本身的處理，應還可再提升一下，至少要比我的好一些。

Don't play! These two version are probably the best I have ever seen! I guess they can be published in APOD or they were prize winning master pieces! In addition, the resolution achieved is beyond amateur level already...

willis 寫:or they were prize winning master pieces!

肯定不成，我沒有像"陳國際"那樣，付錢給Tony Hallas幫我處理照片，也沒有提升老婆的天文攝影水平，包攬太空館攝影比賽冠亞軍，所以肯定連能否入圍都有問題。

先館長廖先生對這事件的立場是很鮮明的

真的嗎？代筆？為了攞獎，攞更多獎？

他的動機，你還是直接請教他好些。