Straight in the Heat (IC1805)
Mar 7, 2021 01:14:38 #
I really had no idea what to target last night?
After a few minutes searching N.I.N.A Sky Atlas I settled upon the Heart Nebula, then changed my mind & slewed over to the Soul Nebula.
Neither target really framed to my liking so I went for the heart of the Heart (Merlotte 15).
During the processing I started messing around with selective colour adding a slight twist from the normal hydrogen alpha (red) nebulosity to subtle shades of gold & yellow.
Techy Bits......
Altair 102ED
Altair 0.8 reducer FF
AA filter holder
AA LPro Max filter
AA 183c pro
HEQ5pro (Rowen Belt modded)
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus
N.I.N.A for plate solve, dithering & imagining.
Lights 100 400g 25os 120s
Darks 10 400g 25os 120s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
After a few minutes searching N.I.N.A Sky Atlas I settled upon the Heart Nebula, then changed my mind & slewed over to the Soul Nebula.
Neither target really framed to my liking so I went for the heart of the Heart (Merlotte 15).
During the processing I started messing around with selective colour adding a slight twist from the normal hydrogen alpha (red) nebulosity to subtle shades of gold & yellow.
Techy Bits......
Altair 102ED
Altair 0.8 reducer FF
AA filter holder
AA LPro Max filter
AA 183c pro
HEQ5pro (Rowen Belt modded)
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus
N.I.N.A for plate solve, dithering & imagining.
Lights 100 400g 25os 120s
Darks 10 400g 25os 120s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Mar 7, 2021 18:09:43 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Marc G wrote:
I really had no idea what to target last night? br... (show quote)
Beautiful shot. The colors almost look like you used the Hubble palette, but I see you used a full color camera so I assume you did not use an O3, S2 and HA filter to get these colors.
Mar 8, 2021 05:32:45 #
Ballard wrote:
Beautiful shot. The colors almost look like you used the Hubble palette, but I see you used a full color camera so I assume you did not use an O3, S2 and HA filter to get these colors.
You are correct in your assumption.
The L Pro Max was the only filter used.
In photoshop there is an adjustment 'selective colour' tool, this tool allows you to alter the current state of any color within an image.
Yes its a bit trial & error but, it works
Mar 8, 2021 09:44:33 #
Mar 8, 2021 10:38:01 #
alberio wrote:
Excellent work. Beautiful image.
Thank you
Mar 8, 2021 12:10:41 #
Great job Marc. Framing looks good and you got some nice details. I like how you changed the color(s), very nice form a OSC.
Mar 8, 2021 16:22:22 #
Europa wrote:
Great job Marc. Framing looks good and you got some nice details. I like how you changed the color(s), very nice form a OSC.
Thank you
Mar 8, 2021 17:26:54 #
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