[strongmanmike (Michael)]

I have just completed a short article for Sky & Space, to appear in the Sept/Oct edition, on my recent Trifid image called "Colours of the Trifid". The article details how the many beautiful colours present in the Trifid Nebula come about.

During the background on this article I consulted with David Malin to ensure the accuracy of my reasonings. I also showed him my image and I was chuffed (and releaved!) when he commented "The colour balance in your picture looks perfectly normal to me" and proceeded to confirm my own ideas and explain why..you'll have to wait and read the article .

I post this information not for my ego but becasue we all at least occasionally find ourselves wondering what the correct colour balance should be for so many objects when we are processing and many of us (I know I do sometimes) surf the net looking for acurate images to compare to?

So since there is often a lot of confusion over how it should look and given that it will be imaged a few times over the coming months due to its advantagious positioning at this time of the year, this would appear to be a good colour reference point for the Trifid if you would like to use it?

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...79275/original

Cheers

Mike