PeterBolt Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) My first attempt at processing my Iris Nebula Data. Do you think it is light enough? It's looking clear again tonight so hoping to get a bit more data. Camera: Canon EOS 1000D (modified) Mount: Celestron AVX Filter: Skytech LPro Max Exposure: 7 hours (120s subs) Processing: DSS and PS Edited September 7, 2021 by PeterBolt 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic M Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 That's lovely. I can see why you ask, but you've got great detail in the centre, and you've also captured the dark nebulosity nicely. There's a danger of losing that cloud if you brighten up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Padraic M said: That's lovely. I can see why you ask, but you've got great detail in the centre, and you've also captured the dark nebulosity nicely. There's a danger of losing that cloud if you brighten up. Thanks, maybe if I can get sone more data tonight it will bring out a bit more of the brown colour in the darker areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 5 hours ago, PeterBolt said: My first attempt at processing my Iris Nebula Data. Do you think it is light enough? Looks great. The core is very good. Dragging the background nebula out on this target is tricky. All I can suggest is mask off the core and see if you can extract more signal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, AstronomyUkraine said: Looks great. The core is very good. Dragging the background nebula out on this target is tricky. All I can suggest is mask off the core and see if you can extract more signal. Ok wish me luck. Do you think it's worth me getting more data this evening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, PeterBolt said: Ok wish me luck. Do you think it's worth me getting more data this evening? Yes, you can't have too much data. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, AstronomyUkraine said: Yes, you can't have too much data. I've tried to stretch the image a bit further using a mask on the core as you suggested... Edited September 7, 2021 by PeterBolt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, PeterBolt said: I've tried to stretch the image a bit further using a mask on the core as you suggested... Certainly looks like you have brought more of the dark nebula out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Holdsworth Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 That looks a super image Peter ....love the colour and all the dust 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 7 hours ago, P Holdsworth said: That looks a super image Peter ....love the colour and all the dust 👍 Thank you 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Thats a great image. The colour and structure in the core is great. You sometimes see this processed to bring out the dark nebula much much more - its rather a matter of taste really. But if you wanted to try that this is a great technique in PS http://www.astronomersdoitinthedark.com/dslr_llrgb_tutorial.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Excellent work Peter. Get more data and experiment, maybe combine some longer exposures to bring out the surrounding dark nebulosity. Beautiful clarity in the core. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Dmack1 said: Thats a great image. The colour and structure in the core is great. You sometimes see this processed to bring out the dark nebula much much more - its rather a matter of taste really. But if you wanted to try that this is a great technique in PS http://www.astronomersdoitinthedark.com/dslr_llrgb_tutorial.php Brilliant thanks I will take a look 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, MarkAR said: Excellent work Peter. Get more data and experiment, maybe combine some longer exposures to bring out the surrounding dark nebulosity. Beautiful clarity in the core. Thank you I will keep experimenting as you suggest 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgrover68 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 This is great work - I love this nebula. It's a tough one for sure and one that I have on my "Not to be tackled lightly...maybe next year" list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, paulgrover68 said: This is great work - I love this nebula. It's a tough one for sure and one that I have on my "Not to be tackled lightly...maybe next year" list. Thank you 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) Added another couple of hours last night bringing to the total to 9 hours. Edited September 8, 2021 by PeterBolt 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, PeterBolt said: Added another couple of hours last night bringing to the total to 9 hours. A definite improvement over the original. The extra few hours has brought out the dark nebula more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, AstronomyUkraine said: A definite improvement over the original. The extra few hours has brought out the dark nebula more. Yes I am pretty happy with it 😃 thanks to everyone on here for their help and encouragement! I wanted to try and bring out the browns in the dark nebula which I feel are starting to appear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 That is a great image Peter! The final image particularly well rendered, certainly worth the extra subs 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, paul said: That is a great image Peter! The final image particularly well rendered, certainly worth the extra subs 👍 Thank you for your comments 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 beautiful job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Great capture o0f the dust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 16 hours ago, peter shah said: beautiful job Thank you 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Great capture o0f the dust Thank you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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