RCC (Request for Constructive Critique) on M33

Hi All,

I am seeking constructive feedback on my image of M33. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Triangulum Galaxy M33 (2025) - AstroBin

Thank you!

It's properly overcooked. Dampen down all this deconvolution and the subsequent oversmoothing and you might have something. Maybe just see what a simple stretch would look like and adjust from there. Colours are about right, in the main.

andrea tasselli · Nov 2, 2025, 12:24 AM
It's properly overcooked. Dampen down all this deconvolution and the subsequent oversmoothing and you might have something. Maybe just see what a simple stretch would look like and adjust from there. Colours are about right, in the main.

Damn, it’s like you were watching me process over my shoulder. I wish I had an eye for it like you do. I know something is wrong but not sure what.

andrea tasselli · Nov 2, 2025, 12:24 AM
It's properly overcooked. Dampen down all this deconvolution and the subsequent oversmoothing and you might have something. Maybe just see what a simple stretch would look like and adjust from there. Colours are about right, in the main.

Is this any better?

Triangulum Galaxy M33 (2025) - AstroBin

Commenting on the 2nd image.

The colors are good, just over saturated to the point of not looking natural, especially the stars. When I zoom in, the details look a little wormy. I think that’s partly from the over saturation and partly from sharpening. The whole thing just looks a little heavy handed to me

Tommy Mastro:
andrea tasselli · Nov 2, 2025, 12:24 AM

It's properly overcooked. Dampen down all this deconvolution and the subsequent oversmoothing and you might have something. Maybe just see what a simple stretch would look like and adjust from there. Colours are about right, in the main.

Is this any better?

Triangulum Galaxy M33 (2025) - AstroBin

No, not really...

I only get that wormy look like in the brighter parts of your galactic arms from NoiseX trying to make sharpening on poorly resolved or unresolved stars, especially if BlurX hit it hard on sharpening non-stellar first and generated faint structure there for it to work on. If you used that, maybe dial NoiseX right down and increase the iterations or try one of the older forms of non-neural net de-noiseing. Though I’m as inexpert as you can get so make of that what you will and take Andrea or Tony’s advice over mine as they properly know what they’re doing.

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