Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC1396 (Hubble Colors)

[Greekastronomy]

-> Telescope: LX200GPS 14" - Hyperstar 3

-> CCD: ATIK 16HR

-> Guiding Telescope: SkyWatcher 4"

-> Guiding Camera: Meade DSI 2

-> Guiding Software: PHD Guiding

-> Filter: Astronomik Ha, O3, S2

-> Processing: MaximDl / AstroArt / PhotoShop CS3

-> Exposure: Ha: 5hrs 15m (Lum) / S2: 2hrs 50m (Red)

-> Exposure: Ha: 45m (Green) / O3: 2hrs 20m (Blue)

-> Date: 29, 30, 31 Aug & 1, 15 Sep 2009

-> Place: Athens Greece

Informations:

Filter S2: (Sulphur) - Red Color

Filter Ha: (Hydrogen) - Green Color

Filter O3: (Oxygen) - Blue Color

Filters S2+Ha - Yellow Color

[Tom OD]

Super shot there. Lots of detail to see. You mention Yellow in your mix, How did you apply that into the image.

Tom.

[NickH]

Oh that's just bloomin superb....

brilliant....utterly brilliant

[gary1968]

Stunning, what more can I say?

Gary

[ollypenrice]

Oh yes, what a winner. Like Tom I wonder how you applied the yellow combination.

This is, I think, the best narrowband VdeB142 I have ever seen.

Lovely.

O

[Greekastronomy]

Thanks again to all, happy that u enjoy the image. Maybe i must had not write this about the yellow, i just wanted to inform u all that when u see yellow color on the image (in many parts of the nebula) so u know that it is the combination of chemical combination of Sulfur and Hydrogen.

Antony

[glennbech]

truly amazing! I am amazed all the time of the hight quality achievable with "modest & amateur" equipment, from mother earth.

One of the best images I've seen in a long while!

[Jarvo]

Who needs Hubble. Stunning image. Sureley picture of the week material....

Jarvo

[steve_bham]

stunning photo.

[peter shah]

really a beautiful shot.....i know there are a few who will disagree...the spikes in the image for me take the edge off it...i know artificial spikes have a place in imaging, (I have used the myself) but IMO these seem a fraction to sharp for the image.......dont get me wrong it really is a superb image and just a very minor point:)

[Deneb]

This is really a superb image, POW IMHO.

[polydoros]

bravo atony an amazing image

[steppenwolf]

I NEED to get into narrowband imaging - a great image, quite amazing.

[narrowbandpaul]

very nice......

i too have noted that the mixture of Ha and S2 gives that mustard colour....

that is a good VdB, one of the better ones I have seen......

jolly good show.

[johnh]

Superb image very detailed with good colour contrast. John.

[Psychobilly]

Another stunning image - just what we have come to expect from you

I NEED to get into narrowband imaging - a great image, quite amazing.

2nd edition or an new book

[Flyer2o11]

Wow!! This is fantastic! How many nights did this take up?!!