Help with LRGB processing.

[Nigella Bryant]

Hi peps, I'm struggling to combine my recent LRGB images of Mars from last night. First time I've ever used a filter wheel and got to the point of getting reasonable data. How do you then combine these to make a colour image? Many thanks for looking. 

[tooth_dr]

I copied your red channel, and opened a new RGB document in PS.  I pasted this red image into the red channel and repeat for the green and blue, and this appeared

 

[Nigella Bryant]

26 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

I copied your red channel, and opened a new RGB document in PS.  I pasted this red image into the red channel and repeat for the green and blue, and this appeared

 

Awwww, thanks, could you please send me details of your workflow for this. Would be really helpful. Tweaked the image a little. 

Edited September 10, 2020 by Nigella Bryant
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[04Stefan07]

I have done this in both Photoshop and PixInsight.

PixInsight has a good workflow to do it, Photoshop a few more steps involved but easily done.

Nice image by the way, great detail. What scope and camera did you use to capture Mars?

[Nigella Bryant]

1 hour ago, 04Stefan07 said:

I have done this in both Photoshop and PixInsight.

PixInsight has a good workflow to do it, Photoshop a few more steps involved but easily done.

Nice image by the way, great detail. What scope and camera did you use to capture Mars?

Thanks, it was an 11inch Celestron XLT and Zwo ASI 178mm with RGB filters and Zwo filter wheel. Also a 2.5x Powermate.

Edited September 16, 2020 by Nigella Bryant