First NB image, Eagle nebula

[Somnium (Aidan)]

i am really pleased with how this one turned out. i collected 27 hours of data on this but only used a small fraction of that, i am really struggling with poor seeing conditions. but for a first NB image, i am a happy man.

medium res version available here

https://www.facebook.com/61868816154...type=3&theater

[Atmos (Colin)]

Looking good Aidan, nicely resolved and looks pretty sharp. I assume you didn't use most of your data due to poor FWHM?

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Thanks Colin.

yeah pretty much, though the FWHM figures were not a reliable indicator of the actual image quality.

[vlazg (George)]

Thats very nice Aiden, looks good. I know how you feel, I've just done my first nb as well.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Congrats on your first NB image Aidan

A nice Eagle

Mike

[gregbradley]

Nice first narrowband Aidan. What equipment did you use?

Greg.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

nice one Aidan, fantastic start in NB!

Russ

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

nice one Aidan, fantastic start in NB!

Russ

Thanks Russ, it feels like each shot i take is getting better, so the quality is heading in the right direction

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Nice first narrowband Aidan. What equipment did you use?

Greg.

Thanks Greg. i used my AGO iDK 14.5 with a PMX+ and a FLI ML 8300 with Baader filters

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Congrats on your first NB image Aidan

A nice Eagle

Mike

Thanks Mike, this is one of the targets i always wanted to shoot

Originally Posted by vlazg

Thats very nice Aiden, looks good. I know how you feel, I've just done my first nb as well.

Thanks George, it almost feels like a completely different type of imaging, different skills required to get the colour balance right.

[RickS (Rick)]

Congrats! Nice work, Aidan.

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Thanks Rick

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Ah ha! Someone else has popped their NB cherry! Good stuff Aidan - a nice, though maybe somewhat understated (IMO), result.

Cheers, Marcus

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Ah ha! Someone else has popped their NB cherry! Good stuff Aidan - a nice, though maybe somewhat understated (IMO), result.

Cheers, Marcus

In terms of colour and saturation?

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Somnium

In terms of colour and saturation?

More luminosity I think and if it starts to look a little washed out, more sats. Colours look fine.

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

More luminosity I think and if it starts to look a little washed out, more sats. Colours look fine.

I will have a play around with it tonight and see what I can do

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

That's way, way better than my first NB image Aidan! Definitely a good start. A few things to work on with the stars but you are certainly headed in the right direction.

Cheers

Steve

[Ross G]

Congratulations on your first NB image Aidan.

Good looking closeup with nice detail.

Ross.

[Gvarouha (George)]

I love how smooth and noise free this image is. Nice work and nice colours

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

That's way, way better than my first NB image Aidan! Definitely a good start. A few things to work on with the stars but you are certainly headed in the right direction.

Cheers

Steve

Originally Posted by Ross G

Congratulations on your first NB image Aidan.

Good looking closeup with nice detail.

Ross.

Originally Posted by Gvarouha

I love how smooth and noise free this image is. Nice work and nice colours

Thanks guys, i really appreciate the comments

[codemonkey (Lee)]

That's a cracker! Especially for a first NB effort. Nice work. I particularly like the palette.

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

That's a cracker! Especially for a first NB effort. Nice work. I particularly like the palette.

Thanks Lee