[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Thing is, Jase, with SHO colour mapping is that, when done well, you're tracing the distribution of HII (as Ha), SII and OIII in the object you're looking at. That way, you can tell the chemical evolution of the nebula plus any stars/remnants which maybe linked to that nebula. Yes, they are artistic, but I wouldn't expect nature to be anything otherwise. NB pics just bring that out...and so do traditional RGB when done well.

I hear you Renormalised. Though I think the SHO mapping doesn’t work well for every target…as is the case in this example. HOS or Bi colour appears to be the way to go for the dumbbell. Stay tuned, have started reworking the NB data set to come up with a Ha, OIII version. Thanks for your comments.

Originally Posted by zipdrive

wow! fantastic work jase.

Thanks Dave. Pleased you liked them.

Originally Posted by Robert_T

Hey Jase, what a fabulous insight into this nebula...my favourite is the mapped colour, looks like a giant inter-steller orchid bursting into bloom

Cheers Rob. Never thought of it as an interstellar flower, but the analogy works!

Originally Posted by dcalleja

Jase
Amazing work - I never knew PN's could have such huge extensions like that - It almost doesn't look like the same target.

I prefer the true colour version - but thats just me

Thanks Dan. The nebulous shock waves certainly add an extra dimension. I pushed the data rather hard to get the extension out with only 600s subs. I hope to add 2hrs of Ha data using 900s to see what that will bring to the image.

Originally Posted by Garyh

Wow factor plus some alright!
Love that true color rendition Jase!
Don`t think I have ever seen the shell quiet like that before!
Might have to use that as some wallpaper!
cheers Gary

Cheers Gary. I’ve found it interesting to gauge the forum’s reaction between the true colour and narrowband. I did this before with IC1848 in true colour and mapped colour. Hold off on the wallpaper, I hope to have a better rendition coming.

Originally Posted by seeker372011

wow.

I vote with those who seem to prefer the RGB version...just so much detail.

with these deep images someone is going to have to rename the object ..hardly just a dumbell or an apple core anymore
Narayan

Thanks Narayan. Typically, people associate going deep with mega data. However, I feel this image goes to show that you don’t need mega data when you’ve got aperture and more importantly sensitivity. The Alta U42 is an excellent camera. It certainly not large format, but comes with some breath taking stats and price - http://www.bigbangastro.com/apogeeu4...ra-p-2812.html
The guys at Lightbuckets certainly have a remarkable set up.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Amazing RGB image Jase. One of the very best I have seen of this object.

I for one like the blurb on the processing details as I find Photoshop and image processing is such a diverse and deep subject I like to find out more about it as I see the images I like. So thanks for the data.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. Pleased you don’t mind reading up on some of the techniques of used. More than happy to share the information/knowledge to benefit others.

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Thanks again to all those who have made comment. Appreciate the feedback and kind words.