NGC 2070 - Tarantula in Narrowband - HST Palette

rat156 · #1 05-12-2009, 12:56 PM

Hi All,

I acquired some more Ha data and some SII data for the Tarantula.

I added them together using the Hubble palette, LRGB mapped to Ha:SII:Ha:OIII.

I reduced the star halos which I typically get when combining the data this way and tweaked and tweaked it in PS.

Although this is probably not the last version of this object, I like it the way it is.

Taken with my 8" RC, SBIG ST-10XME, over two nights (2&3/12/2009).
Ha is a combination of 120 minutes through a 4.5nm filter and 100 minutes through a 13nm filter. OIII is 60 minutes through a 13nm filter and SII 60 minutes through a 13nm filter, binned 2x2. All sub-exposures were 10 minutes.

Cheers
Stuart

En1gma (Robert) · #2 05-12-2009, 01:21 PM

Nice nice nice

always love the Hubble pallette

rob

strongmanmike (Michael) · #3 05-12-2009, 02:08 PM

I agree with Rob, I never used to but IIIIIIIIIIIII have seen the (blue-green) light!

MIke

AlexN · #4 05-12-2009, 06:55 PM

Yep, Hubble palette is brilliant.. Im a big fan!

The image itself is great Stuart! the RC + ST10 combo seem to be doing you very well indeed!

multiweb (Marc) · #5 05-12-2009, 07:40 PM

Top shot Stuart. Coming along really nicely.

DavidU (Dave) · #6 05-12-2009, 07:58 PM

That's a really good job Stuart.

Paul Haese · #7 06-12-2009, 05:46 PM

Nice shot Stuart. The detail is very good and another shinning example of what the GSO RC's can do.

bloodhound31 · #8 06-12-2009, 10:44 PM

What to say?.....simple. I like it!

Baz.

gregbradley · #9 07-12-2009, 04:35 PM

Very nice Stuart.
Only thing that puts me off a bit is its not centred.

Greg.

Hagar (Doug) · #10 10-12-2009, 06:47 PM

Great detail Stuart, Almost has a ghostly appearance about it. Must try some NB when the sky finally clears.

Ken · #11 11-12-2009, 06:48 PM

Great effort Stuart the star clusters in the Nebular are very sharp your optics are very good.
Clear skies Ken

TrevorW · #12 11-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Like the colours Stuart

iceman (Mike) · #13 15-12-2009, 06:10 AM

Lovely image Stuart, subtle colours and very sharp!

rat156 · #14 15-12-2009, 04:39 PM

Hi All,

Thanks for all the positive feedback.

Thanks Mike for an IOTW as well. Last time I did that someone discovered a big black blob on Jupiter. Must go home and setup the planetary scope!!

Cheers
Stuart

jase (Jason) · #15 15-12-2009, 11:11 PM

Congrats on the IOTW Stuart. Well deserved. I prefer more confident colour, but the subtly of the pastel hues appears to suit the scene incredibly well. Top work.

Rob_K · #16 18-12-2009, 12:34 AM

Beautiful Stuart, a big luminous ghost!

Cheers -