The Pacman Nebula, HOO palette

[jtlandreneau]

Feeling  pretty good about this one, comments/critique are encouraged!
 
First go at a dedicated tonemapping method - i might snag some RGB data tonight to color in the stars
 
NGC 281 - The Pacman
 
Orion 250mm f/3.9 imaging newt
ASI1600mm-cool
Orion Atlas EQ-G
Astronomik Ha 7nm: 20x240"
Astronomik OIII 12nm: 30x240"

 

http://www.astrobin.com/261554/B/

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Looks very nice indeed

[jtlandreneau]

added RGB color from last night for the stars

http://www.astrobin.com/261554/D/

[-ChoJin-]

lovely

[Mr Spock]

Lovely looking images. I notice the rings around the bright stars are a bit off to one side - collimation perhaps?

[PatrickGilliland]

Very nice use of a stronger palette.

Paddy