NGC 6960 ha/oiii under full moon

[assouptro]

I have been trying some new filters and I’m pleased with the results under challenging conditions 

imaging scope TS-Optics 65quad

camera atik 460ex

filters astrodon 5nm

its just 21x 20min ha and 11x20min oiii for now. 

I may continue with this image and add some sii or rgb? 

 

Thanks for looking 

Bryan 

[Demonperformer]

Very nice result of the "velociraptor" nebula. IMO sii doesn't add a great deal to this nebula - maybe a bit of rgb for the stars.

[assouptro]

2 hours ago, Demonperformer said:

Very nice result of the "velociraptor" nebula. IMO sii doesn't add a great deal to this nebula - maybe a bit of rgb for the stars.

Thanks 

I’ll take your advice and have a go at adding some rgb before I put this one to bed for another year! 

Cheers

Bryan 

[alan4908]

Bryan

Before you add more data and since you have good data, you may want to try a different mapping of narrowband to RGB colours. 

Specifically, try Ha mapped to Red and OIII mapped to Blue. You then need to create a synthetic green, I suggest using Noels actions if you use PS. 

Alan

[assouptro]

On 19/07/2019 at 09:47, alan4908 said:

Bryan

Before you add more data and since you have good data, you may want to try a different mapping of narrowband to RGB colours. 

Specifically, try Ha mapped to Red and OIII mapped to Blue. You then need to create a synthetic green, I suggest using Noels actions if you use PS. 

Alan

Thanks Alan for the comment.

I do have Noel’s actions and was considering this approach 

I’m at the Blue Dot festival atm

I’ll have a go when I get home

cheers 

Bryan 

[assouptro]

So I finally got round to synthesising the green channel using Noel’s actions. I also cropped the image slightly. 

I quite like it. 

Its probably the best witches broom I have achieved to date. 

I may put this one to bed for now and have a go at something new (when the skies clear)

thanks for the suggestion Alan 

Bryan 

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[alan potts]

Both offerings are very nice images, rather like the pre-historic name for it, never heard that before.

Alan

[Demonperformer]

3 hours ago, alan potts said:

 the pre-historic name for it, never heard that before.

I tend to produce different names ... a lot of the proper ones don't quite do it for me!

[alan potts]

51 minutes ago, Demonperformer said:

I tend to produce different names ... a lot of the proper ones don't quite do it for me!

Got to agree with you on that, but it really was a very good name and I could clearly see it. I mean M11 wild duck, clearly a pub name where they had too much

 

Alan