unprocessed / black & white images...

[Craig.a.c]

I am just wondering why when people post pics of nebula and galaxies they make them so detailed and colourful? I know that alot will say that is what they look like etc, but it gives false impressions of what people will see through a telescope. I find it a little frustrating, I see some pics that people post and think how nice it would be to try and view it through my telescope only to find a grey fuzzy patch with little detail. I'm not complaining, I think some of the pics are stunning but I would also like to see some pics of nebulas and galaxies like they are seen through an eyepice and not processed to have heaps of colour.

[Jen]

Yes i was very dissapointed when i first looked through my scope and could not see any color arrhhhhh :sadeyes:
But i soooo love the pics in here :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Craig.a.c]

I love the pics also, I'm not saying that I don't. But it would be interesting to see some the way they would be seen through an eyepiece.

[Phil]

After years of looking through a telescope at these objects i my self got into CCD work to see more detail. The CCD can see alot more detail then the eye. Thats why you see the photos on this site the way a CCD chip see the Neb or Gal, well sort off. The photos are processed but that is part of bringing out the detail that cannot be seen through a telescope.
Phil

[leon]

Yep Graig I can see where you are coming from, in the early days all we got was black and white so to speak, we didn't even have a computer, and processing was out of the question.

But, although I do like these B/W images the colour certainly dose bring out the detail, however having said that I do believe that some images here, are just to colourful and don't quite look natural, but that is just IMHO.


Leon

[taminga16]

Craig,
Ken (Ballaratdragons) has done a series of B/W images that intended to show what one might expect from their telescope, and if I recall correctly there where several beautiful images of the horsehead nebula posted here sometime ago.

Regards,

Greg.

[Matty P]

I understand where you are coming from Craig and it can be really disappointing to a newbie that expects to see something similar to what they have seen in images but that just isn't going to happen. I remember my first view of a nebula, I was speechless but at the same time I wondering why there was no colour and why it was so faint.

I still get a buzz when observing faint fuzzies, as if you think about it. You are actually observing an object that is an uncomprehendable distance from you but I guess it is different for everyone.

:thumbsup:

[AlexN]

I think imagers attempt to show what the eyes can not see in their images...

It would be a hell of a lot of work to set up, align, cool scopes plug in a million cables, only to produce an image that when you show to people, you have to point out the little smudge that you were imaging...

I personally would like to get images as close up as possible, as much detail as possible, as close to correct coloring that I can etc etc etc...

Call me strange, but thats what made me want to image... Big bright detailed images of things that you just plain and simple cant even see..