Orion Nebula Askar and L-ultimate

[Nikolas]

Taken a few nights ago and tried some post processing that incorporated Astopixel processor, siril, pixinsight and photoshop.
The L-ultimate is an excellent filter that really pulls out the H alpha however since Orion is a complex emission and reflection nebula I need to shoot a sequence with just the UV ircut filter and then blend them together to get both the H-Aplha clouds and the blues of the running man and part of the Orion complex. Either way the filter, combined with the Askar 300 is a great combo wit the 294mc pro after drizzling then resampling.
5 hours of 10 and 600 second subs though I think the 294 doesnt like 10 sec subs



Not sure about the colours however

[AstroViking]

I'm not so sure about the colours, either, but THE DETAIL in the nebula! :eyepop:

[RyanJones]

Nice Nik.

Orion is definitely better as a broad band target. You’ve captured so much of the outer clouds. I’m not totally against the colour either. It’s a little different. My personal preference is to let the core be brighter and certainly if you’re imaging a wider field. I feel it just looks more natural. I know that’s not a common concensus though. Everyone wants to chase the trap. Just be careful, you’re slightly white clipped. A great effort. Well done ��

Ryan

[Nikolas]

Thanks Guys
Ryan you said white clipped slightly not sure I follow so I can work on it

[RyanJones]

The center of this star has lost its colour and gone grey. I’ve done it quite a few times myself. It happens when you slightly clip the highlights end of the histogram and then if/when you pull back on the brightness the brightest part has lost its data and appears an off grey colour.

Cheers

Ryan

[strongmanmike]

Lovely filamentary outer structure Nik :thumbsup:

Mike

[Nikolas]

Nah I think thats more a jpg artefact courtesy of the forum, the full sized tiff looks fine but thanks for the explanation mate :)

[Nikolas]

It's a great filter now to just add the broadband blend

[RyanJones]

Ah excellent. I have wondered in the past if that might have been the case during compression too. When I saw it on my own images though it was in the full size too. Good to know there are other things that cause it too :) Thanks for checking.

Cheers

Ryan

[Craig_]

Love all the dust you've captured in this.

[Ant0nio]

A cracking image Nik, buttery smooth & lovely detail. I'm inclined to agree with Ryan about this being a broadband target & would love to see the result of that but this is vary well done in any case.:thumbsup:

Best,
Tony

[CoolhandJo]

Nice and different. I just picked up an L Ultimate so happy to see such excellent results

[Benjamin]

Love the surrounding clouds of dust. Frames it so well.

[Dave882]

Great shot. Yes some rgb will add some colour balance (and stars) but I’ve found the nb actually gives a lot of texture and definition to the dusty surrounds. You’ve brought that out beautifully!

[Nikolas]

Cheers guys I may go one step further and add the Horsehead nebula in the mix, see how it will go, if I ever trim that tree that limits my view of the horsehead

[AdamJL]

nice widefield of the nebula. Love all the dust around it.