IC 1396 in Cepheus

[Deneb]

Hi

I took this shot of IC 1396 last night using the WO 66SD Setup inc. my modded 450D with an Astronomik EOS CLS Clip Filter. DSS, Gxterminator & PS curves used. A big difference from the original.

60x 2min Subs, 5x Flats, 5x Darks @ ISO 800. I am showing 2 pics, as I am still having problems getting the background colour right (maybe a lack of Darks).

[roundycat]

don't know how this will look but the picture was far too bright and too red. A couple of iterations in Curves gave a better balance and made the background darker. Dark frames should not have too much effect on the colour. All they do is reduce the worst of the thermal noise.

Dennis

[steppenwolf]

There is a ton of data in here but the overall brightness masks some of it. The following version may or may not bring some of it out!

[Deneb]

after fiddling with the image, slightly better - you yourselfs can decide, how about a cup of tea Mrs. Deneb says, before i go hit my head against the monitor again :

[steppenwolf]

Well done, that has brought out the detail much better. Milky skies, light pollution and short nights don't lend us a helping hand do they? This is a fabulous area of the sky though!

[Deneb]

Thanks Steve, I'll have to read your book one of these days !

Regards, Nadeem.

[Aza]

Nice job Nadeem. Such a huge difference to your last one

I just loaded the last one you posted into Nebulosity and done the auto colour balance, and then used Noels contrast enhancement in PS:

[Deneb]

Thanks Arran, I've been banging my head nearly all afternoon to get this image the way I want it, but hay thats the fun of it. "Nebulosity you speak of, I've seen version 1.0 as I a demo, I think verson 2.0 is current. I was thinking about buying it, how big is the learning curve on it ?

Nadeem.

[Aza]

I generally wouldnt use Nebulosity for processing. I use it for image capture and focussing etc.

I also used it for stacking before I used DSS.

However I do like the function which can balance the colours.

Did you use the setting in DSS to balance the colours during stacking?

I know what you are saying though...sometimes its best to step back from an image, and look again later with fresh eyes. It can do your head in!

[Deneb]

Actually Arran, I forgot all about that , I have just checked it now in the settings tab & what about these Noel Tools for PS, what are they ?

[Aza]

Astronomy Tools Action Set by ProDigital Software

They are a set of actions for photoshop, which can be very useful.

Check the link for the full list of what they can do.

Well worth the money

[Tim]

Nebulosity 2. It's the dogs danglies

[Catanonia]

Noels actions are great if used sparringly.

Well worth the money.

[Deneb]

I just want to add an image what Brendan was kind enough to help me with, I was so impressed with so much data that has been retreived from it :

[mike.brightmore]

Beatiful images. Forgive a silly question but is the star towards the lower left Herschel's Garnet Star?

[Psychobilly]

Beatiful images. Forgive a silly question but is the star towards the lower left Herschel's Garnet Star?

Should be...