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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: JohnDeathridge on Jul 01, 2023, 15:04:58

Title: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: JohnDeathridge on Jul 01, 2023, 15:04:58
Elephant Trunk nebula using Optolong L extreme dual narrowband filter. First go at using an OSC narrowband filter and processing a Hubble type scheme in PixInsight. Of course no sulphur so this is primarily HOO as opposed to SHO but the colours come out pretty well with Curves.(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10110/normal_Elephant_Nebula1.jpg)
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: Carole on Jul 01, 2023, 19:07:25
This has come out really well. 

Normally when l see dual band images in HOO there is no blue. 

What channels were the filters applied to?

Carole
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: JohnDeathridge on Jul 03, 2023, 08:35:44
Hi Carole sorry busy weekend. So simply put this is a sort of SHO using a sudo blue which is created by splitting the l extreme into RGB removing the blue as its not very good and creating a new blue by combing Red and Green and then recombining. PixInsight has this  great process called pixelmath that allows you to perform a number of tricky functions including channel merging and adding stars back to an image one removed. Of course I have to up the colours such as yellow etc to increase the colour saturation and  depth PixInsight has this process called Curves which is great.
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: Roberto on Jul 03, 2023, 08:50:51
You are doing excellently John!  That's a great image and you have really mastered your camera and filters.  Well done indeed 👌

Roberto
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: garrick on Jul 09, 2023, 19:53:27
Very fine image.

Clear skies

GW
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: Hugh on Jul 11, 2023, 09:44:29
Very dramatic image!

My pareidolia has kicked in and I can see an animal face/ dog like with the dark area lower right centre being the nose and then two eyes either side higher up?

~ Hugh
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: Carole on Jul 11, 2023, 19:38:47
 :lol:
Title: Re: Elephant Trunk nebula OSC Narrowband
Post by: The Thing on Jul 13, 2023, 09:40:17
Woof woof, me too! Nice doggy.