Perhaps should have put this in with the image from new years eve, although its pretty different...
This is NYE's Ha M42 image, blended with an image from the 31st of October that was RGB.
Blended as HaRGB...
Ha - 8x600sec + 13x30sec
RGB - 17x240sec
Its not my best result ever, however I think its my most successful blend of 2 different data sets... especially considering the time between images...
Thanks Marc, I was reading the guide on Rob Gendlers site whilst doing this one.. I think that if I was to layer in the Ha data again, and blend it to the blue/green channels only, the pink hue would dissipate a little..
Doug, Long time no see mate.. My how times have changed for me.. few months ago I was staring planetary imaging, now I've got enough cables to choke a pack of camels and deep sky imaging..
This image was take with a WO Megrez 102 refractor and QHY8 CCD.
Really nice Alex - loads of detail and very subtle. IMO though it might look better flipped with the Running Man the right way up. I haven't had much luck with taking the H alpha, yet alone blending it.
Here it is again, the right way up, a bit more saturation, and I've boosted the red in the Ha regions without over doing the inner area around the trap..
Here it is again, the right way up, a bit more saturation, and I've boosted the red in the Ha regions without over doing the inner area around the trap..
Cheers for all the great replies guys..
Much appreciated.
Alex.
That's got a bit more vibrancy Alex, nice.
Need to be careful layering and blending in the core area, the processing can be a dead give away and detract from the image. The trap needs very careful and many stages of layering and blending to look natural and even then it is easy to stuff it up.
Many otherwise good image of M42 are ruined by sloppy work on revealing the core.
Forgive the image post but this version was very tricky and I still wasn't 100% happy - but it's close I think? The raws were blown out to the max but it can be done several steps of layering, lasooing, feathering and blending a few versions, each showcasing slightly different areas.
Doug - Thanks, I dont mind the image posting, gives me an idea of what to do next... These things are constant works in progress.
Mike - Yeah, I noticed in this one the blending was pretty average actually... However, in the original of the Ha only subs I actually did a really good job on it, considering that it was only done with 10min and 30sec subs.. Link to said image
Cheers for the pointers guys... learning curve is so massive its just not funny.
