Getting the colour right

[Arrowstar]

If using DeepSkyStacker, have a read here for the correct settings and a quick-start workflow.

Out of curiosity, is hot pixel detection and removal in the DSS dark frame settings permissible? I understand not wanting to do any sort of calibration, but I'm still working out how "virgin" the data out of DSS needs to be. Insight appreciated.

[Burly]

I tick hot pixel removal as that's the purpose of calibration subs to highlight errors that aren't real data ,

[admin]

Now you're cooking Burly!

By the looks of it, you got a good handle on the processing part - everything is pretty much up to your own personal taste from here...

[admin]

I'm still working out how "virgin" the data out of DSS needs to be. Insight appreciated.

"virgin" in this instance means; no noise reduction, no sharpening, no color balancing, (and especially) no stretching. Basically anything that is considered 'post-processing'. Rule of thumb is; if you would find it in, for example, PhotoShop, it should not have been applied (yet).

[Burly]

Thanks ivo your helps invaluable ,starting to get my head round it a bit better now ,