Eastern veil close up (tweaked)

[Carole]

Having learnt a few more post-processing techniques, I have been having a "go" at improving the post-processing of a few images.

This is the Eastern veil Close up originally processed and captured in July 2014

Eastern Veil IC1340
Bicolour Ha, Oiii, Oiii
Atik314, Skywatcher ED120
9 x 1200secs each filter
NEQ6

Original (click for closer view):


Tweaked processing 11 Sept 2016 (Click for closer view)


Carole

[Mike]

Well, that is certainly a major improvement for that image. Are you going to share the technique?

[Carole]

Thanks Mike.

Are you going to share the technique?

Mainly star reduction techniques, (changed the colour a bit in selective colour) and then Smart Sharpening on a lower layer and then isolating the stars on the upper layer so you can rub out the nebula revealing the sharpened layer below without sharpening the stars as well. 

Carole

[JohnP]

Carole, does look better but are all those bits real or artifacts introduced because of the processing - all those honey-comb/ lightning shaped bits look a bit weird - never seen this before in veil. John

[Carole]

To be honest John I wasn't sure myself whether it was artifact or something I had not revealed before, I have found at least two other images that have a similar effect. 

It's on Astrobin so see what feedback I get from there.

Carole

[JohnP]

Sounds good... John