Eagle nebula.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Hi,

Not much opportunity to image at the moment, managed to grab a couple of hours last night on the Eagle.

I'm pleasantly surprised how it's come up for the time.

Equipment.

8" Newtonian astrograph f/4. on HEQ pro 5 mount. Orion mini guider.

Unmodded canon 1100D, baader coma corrector, cooler box.

13 x 9 minute subs, iso 800 & 1600, stacked in DSS, processed in PS7.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

As usual, a nice result Justin

[Paul Haese]

Nice colouring and field of view is very nice Justin.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Nice one Justin! Agree with Paul - nice composition and I like the colour you've got going on there.

I'm seeing some green on the periphery of the neb though that you might want to take care of. Not 100% sure - I'm on my crappy work monitor.

Cheers, Marcus

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice Eagle, Justin! As others have commented the colours are very nice and especially good for an unmodded DSLR.

Cheers,
Rick.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

great work as usual Justin!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

As usual, a nice result Justin

Thanks Laurie!

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice colouring and field of view is very nice Justin.

Thanks Paul!

This is one of my better ones of late. I seem to have brain fade on processing and colour sometimes.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Nice one Justin! Agree with Paul - nice composition and I like the colour you've got going on there.

I'm seeing some green on the periphery of the neb though that you might want to take care of. Not 100% sure - I'm on my crappy work monitor.

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus!

Yep there's a green tinge, I'm finding if I take too much green out the rest of the colours look a bit flat.
Any idea's?

Originally Posted by RickS

Nice Eagle, Justin! As others have commented the colours are very nice and especially good for an unmodded DSLR.

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick!

Photo shop, even my old version 7 is great for squeezing out what colour there is to work with.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

great work as usual Justin!

Thanks Russell!

Cheers,

Justin.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Yep there's a green tinge, I'm finding if I take too much green out the rest of the colours look a bit flat.
Any idea's?

A few ways but the one to try first is to Select Colour Range on the green stuff then colour balance using that selection as a mask. Remember to feather the mask a bit. Remove green from the midtones and shadows and maybe a bit of red from the shadows to taste. Everything else had a slight green cast too so maybe apply the same mask inverted to another colour balance layer and apply similar but more subtle adjustments. By way of very rough demo see below.

[atalas]

Nice work Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

A few ways but the one to try first is to Select Colour Range on the green stuff then colour balance using that selection as a mask. Remember to feather the mask a bit. Remove green from the midtones and shadows and maybe a bit of red from the shadows to taste. Everything else had a slight green cast too so maybe apply the same mask inverted to another colour balance layer and apply similar but more subtle adjustments. By way of very rough demo see below.

Thanks Marcus!

I appreciate you taking the time

Originally Posted by atalas

Nice work Justin.

Thanks Louie!

Cheers,

Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

This is was done in PS7.

First to levels - green and reduced .90, then I used selective colours
neutrals, -10% cyan , selective colours , red -10% cyan.
Seems to have worked without the use of masks, which I always have trouble with.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Moonman (Michael)]

Nice detail of the background stars and the spatial details within the nebula itself. Image this one too earlier in the year. Now on my favorites list for lesser known/talked about objects especially at star parties.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Moonman

Nice detail of the background stars and the spatial details within the nebula itself. Image this one too earlier in the year. Now on my favorites list for lesser known/talked about objects especially at star parties.

Thanks Michael!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Justin.

I really love the colour.

The Canon is working very well.

Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great looking photo Justin.

I really love the colour.

The Canon is working very well.

Ross.

Thanks Ross!

One day I might get into ccd's, but at the moment I'm having fun with the DSLR.

Cheers,

Justin.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

One day I might get into ccd's, but at the moment I'm having fun with the DSLR.

Yep, more nice work with that DSLR of yours Justin! Colours are much improved in your updated version which looks very nice.

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Nice image Justin. Well framed and good colour. The whole thing has a slightly diffuse look.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Yep, more nice work with that DSLR of yours Justin! Colours are much improved in your updated version which looks very nice.

Thanks David!

Seems to take me a while to get the colour right, it's great when I get advice from the more experienced.

Originally Posted by Rigel003

Nice image Justin. Well framed and good colour. The whole thing has a slightly diffuse look.

Thanks Graeme!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Great shot Justin, love the scle you are getting... currently thinking of getting an 8"f4 for the obs now... but will wait until I have everything working properly. Glad to see you got some clear skies... bet it was damp and cold too...

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Great shot Justin, love the scle you are getting... currently thinking of getting an 8"f4 for the obs now... but will wait until I have everything working properly. Glad to see you got some clear skies... bet it was damp and cold too...

Thanks Andrew!

I do like my 8" f/4, but it's a frustrating beasty to keep in collimation!!
Yep cold and damp, usual winter for Penwortham..

Cheers,

Justin.