[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Nicely done Jase and you're creating a gallery of rarely imaged objects. Ha as luminance though is risky stuff. The colour of the neb has suffered a bit as a result. There must be a way to get the detail out of a Ha layer without washing out the colours. I also sometimes layer in a bit of Ha as luminance too and usually only a small amount because of the wash. One way is to oversaturate the colour before hand and let the Ha as luminance bring it back to where you want it.

Greg.

Cheers Greg! Yes a couple more to come if the weather holds (unlikely by the looks). Not sure I would saying using Ha as a luminance is risky but it does need to be treated with respect. At most, I only layer 25% opacity. I could tone down the brighter knots of emission nebulosity (perhaps with a multiply or softlight blend) and attempt to present the remaining areas at their retrospective brightness. The real risk is then whether the neb would display any depth and start looking mono tonal. Dark shades are always easier to colour, no doubt. Thanks for the good feedback. Perhaps you could get your RH pointing toward this target and other obscurities instead of hitting the same 'ol targets.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Thanks, Jason, enjoyed seeing something new and finding the PN.

Thanks M&T! Yes, quite different. Its a shame not many imagers focus on the RCW catalog. It needs more attention. Its northern counterpart being the Sharpless catalog is by far more imaged.

Originally Posted by RickS

Another interesting and obscure object. Thanks, Jase!

Thanks Rick! Always happy to bring something new to the table. I hope others give the area a go.