Not another Bran 285. :)

[sjastro]

Haven't seen any images of this very obscure object except for a small image on the RCW catalogue at the Galaxy Map website.

Perhaps it is the first amateur image.
The object is embedded in an even more obscure object the molecular cloud GCB88 visible in the image.

HaRGB image.

11 hrs Ha 1 hr each RGB. BRC-250 CCD, STXL11002 CCD.
Larger image http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/bran285.html

Clear skies

Steven

[gregbradley]

Fabulous work Stephen
With the amount of imaging going on its rare indeed to get one
rarely imaged
Greg

[atalas]

Great effort Steve!another new target for the Carina Region.

[alpal]

Hi Steven,
That's great data you have collected.
I hope you don't mind - I had a quick play with your image?

I would have preferred different processing as per attached:

cheers
Allan

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by atalas

Great effort Steve!another new target for the Carina Region.

Thanks Louie.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Steven,
That's great data you have collected.
I hope you don't mind - I had a quick play with your image?

I would have preferred different processing as per attached:

cheers
Allan

No problems Alan.
The trouble with the data is that the object is so ridiculously faint that it failed to register in the RGB images. Rather than doing a marathon imaging session I used the highlights option in photoshop to tone down the characteristic salmon pink colour associated with Ha imaging.
I have removed a green cast from the image using PI.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Fabulous work Stephen
With the amount of imaging going on its rare indeed to get one
rarely imaged
Greg

Thanks Greg.

Clear skies

Steven

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

Nice find!

[alpal]

Originally Posted by sjastro

No problems Alan.
The trouble with the data is that the object is so ridiculously faint that it failed to register in the RGB images. Rather than doing a marathon imaging session I used the highlights option in photoshop to tone down the characteristic salmon pink colour associated with Ha imaging.
I have removed a green cast from the image using PI.

Steven

That's much better Steven.
You've got rid of those green stars.
I used the HLVG plug-in filter in Photoshop to do the same.
I notice that I boosted the colour with LAB mode a lot more than you did.
I probably over did it but I would still prefer a little more colour than you.
Each to their own -
10 people would give you 10 different versions by processing the same data.

cheers
Allan

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by alpal

That's much better Steven.
You've got rid of those green stars.
I used the HLVG plug-in filter in Photoshop to do the same.
I notice that I boosted the colour with LAB mode a lot more than you did.
I probably over did it but I would still prefer a little more colour than you.
Each to their own -
10 people would give you 10 different versions by processing the same data.

cheers
Allan

Hello Alan,

Given there are no reference images except a false colour version from the UK Schmidt scope a "colour standard" to go by is not possible.
I've decided to throw conventional Ha image processing out the window and have come up with a final version where the star colours in particular are far superior.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/bran285.html

Originally Posted by seeker372011

Nice find!

Thanks Narayan.

[alpal]

Hi Steven - that's looking even better now - a bit more colour.
It's a pity about the blooming areas in blue around some bright stars.
It may be possible to process it out using "selective colour".
I get the same problem with bright stars & also the bleed lines in black,
going off to the right are a nuisance when you hit the well depth.

cheers
Allan

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Oh noooo, not yet another Bran 285...
I mean, that's brilliant, and nice to see a rarely (if ever) imaged object and your image is great. I partcilarly like the later versions that show more colour.
Thanks for the view!

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Oh noooo, not yet another Bran 285...
I mean, that's brilliant, and nice to see a rarely (if ever) imaged object and your image is great. I partcilarly like the later versions that show more colour.
Thanks for the view!

Rolf,

I think you should invest some time in this region. It probably warrants a 100hr+ mega exposure to bring out the full detail.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Steven - that's looking even better now - a bit more colour.
It's a pity about the blooming areas in blue around some bright stars.
It may be possible to process it out using "selective colour".
I get the same problem with bright stars & also the bleed lines in black,
going off to the right are a nuisance when you hit the well depth.

cheers
Allan

Alan.

Another way is to select the stars and apply a slight desaturation.

Clear skies

Steven

[sjastro]

The last reprocess of this image.

I have learnt you don't have to blend the R and Ha channels to avoid the salmon pink colours and white stars. In this case however the "correct" balance is anyone's guess given there are no reference images.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/bran285.html

Regards

Steven

[alpal]

Hi Steven,
That's looking much better now.
I had pushed the colour far too hard in my quick version.
Just goes to show that it's worth putting extra time into processing.
Now - yours is THE reference image.

cheers
Allan

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

That's looking very good now Steven - a fine image. The green/cyan halos around the bright stars were a bit distracting earlier. Maybe you could further reduce the halos with some selective colour processing.

Cheers

Steve

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

That's looking very good now Steven - a fine image. The green/cyan halos around the bright stars were a bit distracting earlier. Maybe you could further reduce the halos with some selective colour processing.

Cheers

Steve

Done to the best of my abilities Steve.
The link is below.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Steven,
That's looking much better now.
I had pushed the colour far too hard in my quick version.
Just goes to show that it's worth putting extra time into processing.
Now - yours is THE reference image.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Alan.

It has been brought to my attention there is a fairly rare type of object, an unnamed small white reflection nebula near the centre of the image. Initially I thought it was a halo but reducing the halo effect has brought this object into greater detail.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/bran285.html