M20 Trifid Nebula LRGB and LRGB with Ha accent ( 3rd time lucky final )

[Startrek (Martin)]

It’s not until you get replies from your kids on our family chat group (who are in their mid to late 30’s ) like “hey Dad nice photo and love the pink and purple colours” that you have another look and also reference your image to other folks work and realise “my goodness the colour is a bit off ”.

Hence my 3rd go at it ……,

Here’s my final reprocess in Startools with the following adjustments -

Attribute more DR or influence to outside the region of interest ( ROI ) in the final AutoDev stretch ( some folk have commented on a few occasions over the years that my background is clipped , which it isn’t, as ST will not allow clipping , it’s darkish but not clipped ) So bumped up the background from 15% influence to 40% influence.

Adjusted colour balance in the the main structure of M20 to move the pink to a more reddish pink and the purple to blue. Just had to tweak green slider and blue slider in the colour module. It appears more traditional now.

Bumped up the brightness slightly in the main structure to expose a bit more detail.

Astrobin links below for full resolution …..,

https://www.astrobin.com/rde4nn/

https://www.astrobin.com/j05tfu/

Attached original frame version and Crop version ( IIS 200Kb ) of LRGB and LRGB with Ha accent.

Thanks for Looking

Comments welcome

Martin

[Dave882 (David)]

Martin I really like this revised version. The colour is certainly more balanced and very pleasing to my eye. Brightness is spot on and jus the right contrast between the main target and background Ha. Lovely result and hats off to you for your persistence. Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour!!

[Startrek (Martin)]

Originally Posted by Dave882

Martin I really like this revised version. The colour is certainly more balanced and very pleasing to my eye. Brightness is spot on and jus the right contrast between the main target and background Ha. Lovely result and hats off to you for your persistence. Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour!!

Thanks Dave,
Much appreciated
Very pleased I spent more time on this project , I’m now satisfied with the final results. It just took one of my kids to comment and the penny dropped.
Always good to have another set of eyes plus feedback on your images ( whether good , bad or indifferent)

Cheers
Martin

[gregbradley]

That last one seems the best to me. Nicely rendered.

Greg.

[GFBrown (George)]

Stunning work

[Leo.G (Leo)]

Absolutely stunning images.

It’s not until you get replies from your kids on our family chat group (who are in their mid to late 30’s ) like “hey Dad nice photo and love the pink and purple colours” that you have another look and also reference your image to other folks work and realise “my goodness the colour is a bit off ”.

I have red green colour blindness and always get my son to check my images. I tend to overdo certain colours.

[DrOrrery (Murray)]

Lovely! Given your username, that last shot looks like the backdrop of a Next Gen episode.

[Startrek (Martin)]

Thanks Gentlemen,
Much appreciated
It’s amazing what results you can achieve with 30 sec subs under B8 skies
You just need a load of hours and most importantly no moon around.

Cheers
Martin

PS: I watched Startrek in 1967 on my Parents black and white PYE TV . Then Lost in Space aired, I jumped ship and was hooked. Never went back to Startrek.
Don’t know why I chose Startrek as my username , I guess it just came to mind and said that will do.