The Chook in 3nm NB Hubble Palette

[avandonk]

This image is at x1.5 of native camera pixel resolution and is SII 4 hrs, NII 7.5 hrs and OIII 4 hrs to RGB respectively. 16MB

http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/2013_04/LC_NB.jpg


Here is all the data at maximum resolution 16bit tif. 100MB

http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/2013_04/LC_NB.zip


The data has only been corrected with darks and flats.



You are all welcome to download the data and see what you can squeeze out of it. I am very interested in what you can do so please feel free to post your efforts here.

I do not mind if you post the link at other sites. All that is needed from me is the usual attribution and mention it here so I can have a look.

Bert

[avandonk]

Here is a version with the NB assigned to their natural colours.
Red Operation : ADD
Number of Components : 2
File 1 : RZ_RGNII_.FIT
File 2 : RZ_RGSII_.FIT
Green Operation : ADD
Number of Components : 1
File 1 : RZ_RGOIII_.FIT
Blue Operation : ADD
Number of Components : 1
File 1 : RZ_RGOIII_2.FIT

Large image 8MB


http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/2013_04/LC_NB_N.jpg

With RGB data to colour the stars it may be finished.


Bert

[Ross G]

Hi Bert,

Sharp and detailed as usual.

I really like the "natural" colour version.


Ross.

[jase]

Bert, Thanks once again for sharing this data set. I will [try to] promise that this will be the last time I'll process your data. :) Actually of late that's all I have been doing, processing other peoples data - god bless Fine Art students! :lol:
I just couldn't resist processing this as there is a first for everything - a SNO palette or more formally known as the vandonk palette. Who needs Ha when you have NII. The hubble palette is old school these days anyway.;)
I split the RGB channels to work on them separately as clipping masks in PS. Rather rough and rushed but fun data to work with. I suspect the OIII flat is not up to scratch but was able to partly resolved this with gradient removal.

Large version (11Mb)
http://cosmicphotos.com/reprocessed/Bertsdata-LC.tif

[Draco]

Hi Avandonk

Sorry to be such a newbie but did you take the photo looking down a telescope or did you just point your camera straight at the sky? I have tried doing this in the past but I hardly get anything viewable :( I just have a 18-55mm standard lens on my Nikon D7000

Thank you.

[allan gould]

Bert
Great images and processing as usual. Many thanks for posting.
Allan

[acropolite]

Spectacular image Bert, I always enjoy your images, so much detail. @Niv, hopefully Bert will elaborate on the equipment used, it's a little more complex (and quite a bit more expensive) than your concept.

[Davey]

I need to move south, this is stunning

Dave

[jjjnettie]

It looks remarkably like the Flying Spaghetti Monster!!

[alpal]

Hi Jase,
Nice job on Bert's data.
It's a great image.

cheers
Allan

[jase]

Thanks Allan! I encourage you, and others here to give this data a go! It provides a few challenges in which help refine some of the common Photoshop techniques such as selection and feathering. Bert's has done a great job of collecting this data. I also enjoy seeing other variations. Being narrow band there is far greater flexibility with colour. Narrow band reveals an amazing amount of detail as this data shows.

Thanks again for sharing Bert! :thumbsup:

[avandonk]

Your version is a real eye opener Jase! Please put up a larger jpg?

Maybe I just should shoot them and you can skin and gut them?

When I decided to go for an 'expensive' system part of my thinking was that it should be shared where possible as a resource for our small astronomy community. I have very strong vivid memories of hand guiding in the seventies with hypered film with a scope and mount I built myself and in the cold and all alone in what I was trying to do.

Now we have an online community at all levels that gives us all feedback no matter what our level of expertise is. So sharing the data for others to play with will only not only improve their knowledge but mine as well.

This new system can produce stunning results but as you and many others have shown very good data is only half the journey. Processing the data is a black art all on its own to get a very pleasing aesthetic final image.

There is only one dogma in science. Collect the ALL the relevant data with the best signal to noise before you use this as evidence to try to confirm your hypothesis as a better or new theory.

Too many of the pseudo scientists these days are just good at cherry picking to try and prove their own biased agenda.

Bert

[alpal]

Hi Jase,
You've done such a good job that I wouldn't dare to try & equal it.

cheers
Allan