Popular Post Stub Mandrel Posted February 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2021 My recent attempt at the flaming star nebula in narrowband was one I like, but the reflection component of the nebula had failed to come out. I liked the way Ha on red and Sii on green turned the highlights bright gold on a rich orange background, with faint tendrils of nebulosity in the background. I captured a matching blue layer on Wednesday, which I blended into the Oiii layer (to keep the stars tight) and used this instead, which brought out the reflection component nicely but took away some of the contrast and drama from the rest of the nebula. I settled for blending in a modest percentage of the new image with the old, then masked in the reflection components using a mask with a very broad, soft edge. I could have made the reflection areas even bluer but that made them look unnatural and hard edges rather than fading into the rest of the nebulosity. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoflewis Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 That's really fabulous Neil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazAstro Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Really like that 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Nicely processed, you have inspired me to have a go at that one👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 WOW!!! Wonderful Neil 👍👍👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApophisAstros Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Do like that purple hue in the middle , cracking image, Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I do like that. This often comes out a bland all over red so his definately makes it more interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Holdsworth Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Love the processing on this one ; great colours and detail👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 I got a large paper print done and the denoise artefacts were obnoxious! I've revisited with much more careful noise control, cleaning each channel individually before combining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic M Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Fantastic. Really tells a story! And I prefer this second version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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