Popular Post Carastro Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Haven't done any imaging for a couple of months as not set up for small galaxies. and can't do narrowband from home (Bortle 8).Also, I seem to have done all the popular nebulae that I can do from home, so am now doing the less well known, but fainter targets. This is the Clamshell Nebula (to the left of the North America nebula). I did take some Oiii and Sii but could not find any signal at all in Oiii and Sii was only faint, so didn't show up when combining with Ha, so I processed as HaRGB. Samyang lens and Atik460EX on HEQ5Ha 13 x 900 (3h 15mRGB 11 x 125secs binned x 2 @ 23mins eachTotal imaging time 3hours 24mins 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Nice shot! Although I am purely an observer, I do enjoy looking at all the pics posted on this forum as it gives me a chance to appreciate the things I can’t see visually. Thanks for posting the image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 I also did an SHO version but had to use Photoshop's tool = equalize to extract the faint data in Oiii and Sii. I am still not quite sure if this is too gawdy or overprocessed. Been looking at it for too long. Ha 13 x 900Oiii 4 x 450binnedSii 2 x 450 binnedI know I should have got more Oiii and Sii, but was so disappointed with so little data showing I gave up and went for HaRGB instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 thats lovely Carole... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Thanks Peter, which version are you commenting on? Carole Edited June 8, 2021 by Carastro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Holdsworth Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Just seen your new version in SHO which I prefer.....nice image 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 The 2nd version is a bit more colourful, almost psychedelic, kind of retro. I am almost tempted to say ‘groovy baby’!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Thanks Martin and Peter/Paul, still can't remember. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillits Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I also prefer the second version. the colours in the image are not often found in AP. I think it is the yellow and orange (could be my laptop). I like the soft texture of the image. The picture is very relaxing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Superb SHO Carole, I think over processing might be the price to pay to bring out such wonderful colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TareqPhoto Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 The second one of SHO i also prefer, thank you Carole for sharing this beauty 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Very nice Carole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Thanks Guys, I was a bit worried about the SHO version, but you have put my mind at rest now. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Lovely. If you want really a critical opinion though, I think you have lost some resolution in the second version. May be due to binning the OIII and SII. I agree with Mark, that with the poor conditions you had to sacrifice resolution to bring out the colour. All the same, it's a lovely image. 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thanks Gina, you may be right, the Oiii and Sii were pushed quite hard and they were binned. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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