M3 Blown out core

[fmeireso]

How can i avoid blowing out the core of M3.

Seems that the stack is good and no saturation, still i don't manage to get M3 center good

[Stefan B]

Did you try the 'reveal all' or the 'reveal DSO core' presets in the HDR module?

[fmeireso]

Hmm...i did the opposite.

I use tame core....

[Stefan B]

The documentation says

Reveal - reveals latent structural detail in the highlights

So maybe it's worth a try, since you want detail in the highlights.

[fmeireso]

Did 'nt work out .....

[admin]

Hmmm.... Would you be able to share the dataset?

[fmeireso]

Sure Ivo, here it is

https://www.dropbox.com/s/95eja5erzimsz ... e.fts?dl=0

I think i don't do the stretch right...

it is 1 hr and 40 min integration, Canon 800D at 400 iso , 1 minute subs

F:714 mm D:102 mm
Guided, dithered. Stacked in DSS

You will see a satelitte trail, but i can deal with that

Thanks for helping

Freddy

[admin]

Thank you for sharing that dataset.
I just did an AutoDev (with an RoI over the cluster), like so;

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The Reveal Core preset in the HDR module was made for this sort of thing;

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You can easily reduce the Detail Size Rangein an image like this, to better resolve the individual stars.

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Finishing off with some deconvolution (you can push it to taste);

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Is this roughly what you were after?

[fmeireso]

Darn,

Thanks Ivo,

I did the stretching like that, why did it not come out like that.

But i did tame core, so that was totally wrong, allthough i did try reveal core,

It is Always processing...i am just better in taking the picture then processing it...so it seems.

Ok so some more excercise. It is the first time i tried to process a globular, from my stack

Thanks for your help

Freddy

[fmeireso]

Got it,

Gosh the real important thing here was the :

HDR module - reveal core but expecially the detail size range that does the thrick..

I must write this down, for future globular processing...

i guess actually one has to build up procedures also in processing , depending on the object...

Boy, this object feels like a start over....for my processing skills in ST ...