Fireworks - lit!

[ollypenrice]

This is a full monty application of three hours' Ha to the previous LRGB rendition. For a final keeper I think I'd tone it down a bit but the hell of it here we go!

NGC6946 HaLRGB, TEC140/EM200 and Altair Astro115/iOptron IEQ45. Atik 4000 mono and colour. 12 hours data in all.

Crop;

Olly

[Star Trawler]

Wonderful image

[Steve 1962]

Stunning - so you've kept the Altair then??

[Stephen]

Stunner

[AndyUK]

Wow, that really DOES look like a firework - Very nice indeed Olly... and some beautiful star colours to boot!

[rich_t]

For a final keeper I think I'd tone it down a bit

Keep it as it is, looks great to me:D

Great piece of work.

Cheers,

Rich.

[JonH]

Absolutely beautiful Ollie, the colours are amazing.

[ollypenrice]

Stunning - so you've kept the Altair then??

Well, if they don't ask for it back... Sadly I can't keep it forever but a little longer will be nice.

Hard life!

Olly

[JKB]

Truly awesome Olly! Keep up the good work, as it inspires us all

[Rossco72]

very nice Olly, just keep knocking 'em out....

[RobH]

That's added a bit of zing to the red regions Olly.

Am I right in assuming that the Ha is added to the red at 100% opacity?

I think it looks good, and it's an artistic judgement that's involved.

On mine, I added it at 50%, but on my recent NGC4449, I added Ha at 100%.....it's what feels right at the time.

Cheers

Rob

[ollypenrice]

Hi Rob, yes, that was added to red at 100% in blend mode lighten. In truth the Ha was not very good and needed new darks, which it didn't get because at 15 minutes it takes a bit of organizing when it is 32 degrees outside. I'm doing them now. I did keep a version at 50% too but was feeling a bit jazzy! On the French forum it has provoked a certain level of outrage but also won a few admirers so you never can tell. I won't make a habit of it but, this once, why not be a bit of a tart!

Olly

[peter shah]

beautyful shot....lovin the colour

[saturn5]

Lovin the colours too.I'm all for artisitc license.

[ollypenrice]

Well, that's what the camera found. Or cameras, actually, because the colour came from RGB in the mono and a one shot colour. The Ha regions are an add on but the star colours seem to me to confirm that it must be about right. Just a lot of it!!

Olly

[Earl]

The Colours are awesome Olly.

[Viv]

Fantastic Image Olly !!

[Domis]

Being a "tart" or not,I like it!

[Keiran]

Thats STUNNING Olly, amazing colour and detail...

[Uranium235]

Incredible very technicolour!

No need to fiddle with it any more, it looks fine to me.

[MartinB]

Bejewelled, bedazzling, bejayus it's a good un. I love to see those little rubies.

[Deneb]

I've been looking at NGC6946 for a while, it's a faint rascal of a galaxy to image, but it's on the agenda... Nice image BTW Olly..Beautiful Colours..

Nadeem.

[mark7331]

Erm...Cor! I'm green with envy Stunning.

[Tom OD]

So whats the verdict on the Altair mount by the way? Can't understand why this would cause outrage on an forum, I love it, super shot.

Tom.

[ollypenrice]

So whats the verdict on the Altair mount by the way? Can't understand why this would cause outrage on an forum, I love it, super shot.

Tom.

Cheers Tom. Outrage, well I'm exaggerating maybe, but I got an earful over the saturation, that's for sure! It's a different culture on this side of the Channel with much more forthright constructive criticism. I quite like that, actually. You can learn more. Came as a bit of a shock at first till I got the feel of it.

Now I can't possibly tell you about the mount, can I? You'll have to buy the mag!

Olly