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Originally Posted by Nikolas
Hi Adam
I use Astropixel processor.
It allows me to combine my images and also to split the channels when stacking.
The L-extreme filter only allows a narrow band of light from Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen 3
When using APP I stack them using the channels HA then the channels O3 in the stacking setup.
Then I combine the 2 channels using RGB combine HA being red and O3 in the green and Blue channels, Tweak it, play around save it then process it in Photshop.
In the meantime the HA channel is also used as a luminance layer which brings out the finer details in photoshop.
This processing alone took 2 hours of tweaking to get right as I'm fussy.
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Hi Nik
Thanks for explaining! This is very much beyond my skills currently, but it's a good ceiling to aim for.
I tried to shoot this nebula tonight in Sydney. Not very good results as I only shot 60 seconds at ISO 800. I got the core of the main nebula but it's so far below your image it's not worth it
I mean, check this out.. compare yours to mine, haha.
Oh well, this is a long term hobby, there's loads to learn. Every mistake is an opportunity to get better!
(edit: time to have a look at that filter too, btw!!)