Lagoon Nebula in RGB

[Mark72]

Hello,

Just wanted to share this RGB image

http://www.astrobin.com/full/17899/G/?

Thanks for looking!

Mark

[Gina]

WOW! That's amazing - so 3D, looks like hills and valleys

[Mark72]

Thanks Gina!

It was a version number 31 that I felt it would be a time to stop;)

Mark

[Shibby]

Very nice. Superb colour! I wonder, might it benefit from an Ha layer to sharpen it up a bit?

[Mark72]

Thanks Lewis!

Well, it has tonnes of details in Red filter. You can sharpen as much as you need as it has no background.

This is a quick version of it - http://www.astrobin.com/full/17899/?mod=none

The problem is that the object is enveloped in a reflection nebula from the star cluster and any sharpenning destroys it rendering it flat.

So I just thought to leave hints of details shrounded in the reflection nebula. Was really very hard to achieve some ballance.

Mark

[Gina]

Thanks Gina!

It was a version number 31 that I felt it would be a time to stop;)

Mark

Well I think it was well worth persevering

[farunj]

Wow!! That's absolutely stunning!!

[Mark72]

Thanks guys!

Mark