Season Finale - Rosette Nebula HST-Palette

[Grinde]

Hi folks, here's the result of the data I gathered on the rosette this winter! It's been a long way going back & forth between different versions of the palette, until I finally managed to tune the colors into this. I used separate RGB-exposures for the stars

Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII

QSI 583wsg

10Micron GM2000 HPS

Total time 4h50m, all subs unguided

HA: 4*20min

O3: 5*20min

S2: 4*20min

RGB: 2*5min / channel (for stars)

Please click image for the 100% version (3326 * 2495)

Here's the old HaRGB version:

Thank you all for watching, it's been a great season! Can't wait for the return of the dark skies in the end of august.

Best Regards

Jonas Grinde

[Auntystatic]

Absolutely stunning work, the large version has me looking from one feature to the next so much detail to see.

[derrickf]

Jonas, it's a beautiful image and surprisingly deep for such a short total integration time. I love the colours - what was the final palette you used?

Regards

Derrick

[Grinde]

Absolutely stunning work, the large version has me looking from one feature to the next so much detail to see.

Thanks Danielle, that's exactly why I love this fov/image-scale so much, you can virtually "fly around" and explore, finding new features & details

Jonas, it's a beautiful image and surprisingly deep for such a short total integration time. I love the colours - what was the final palette you used?

Regards

Derrick

Cheers Derrick! I would prefer having at least twice the exposures on this one, but the result was still pleasing. I used the "regular" S2/Ha/O3 as R/G/B, but changed the hue slightly for each filter, giving a more "gold'ish" look to the S2 & Ha, and bringing the O3 to something between blue & cyan. The saturation of the individual colors was also adjusted.

[RobH]

When I spotted this thread, I knew it would be a pearl, and I wasn't wrong.....a very fine Rosette and great colour.

What technique did you use to apply the RGB stars?

Rob

[Spikey]

I'm always impressed by your processing skill Jonas. This ones a real corker.

[Viv]

That's just stunning Jonas !!

[hayju01]

Superb !!!! Simply superb!!

[ianaiken]

Brilliant! All unguided too, that must be a beautiful mount.

[Gina]

WOW!! That's a corker! Fantastic image

[fatwoul]

That's insane. I am jealous.

[SteveA]

I'm lost for words..........beautiful!

[Keiran]

Now that is stunning

[squeaky]

Absolutely fantastic. Beats the socks off any image I've seen.

Now I'm going to have to research how to replace images held in Stellarium because I'd dearly like to have a copy of this in there!

[ollypenrice]

Stunning on all counts, processing and capture. Lovely tiny stars make this look like a professional size telescope image.

I'll always prefer natural colour to anything else but you make a hell of a case for the Hubble palette here, Jonas.

Olly

[Chris]

Crisp, detailed, amazing colour, what a magical image!!

[badgerchap]

Bloomin' spanking! You deserve a Rosette of your own!

[Mark72]

Yes, amazing!

30 minutes unguided!

Mark

[MikeD]

Fantastic image and processing, really pushes you eye deep in to the Rossetta,

Mike.

[Martin-Devon]

beautiful & delicate handling of the colours on a truly great image - fantastic job!

[pel]

Amazing colours, wow!

[Tim]

Beautiful as always Jonas

[AndyUK]

Grinde - Both of these images leave me speechless. And I love the way you've added the RGB stars... Any superlative I can think of wouldn't do them justice, so I won't even try

[badgers]

Fantastic, Both of them but I'm a sucker for the Hubble palette. Love it.

[Naemeth]

I'm speechless, these are just amazing!