Yes another Horsehead but to me it's special as it's the second time I've ever captured and processed this nebula.
294mc pro
90 minutes at 600 secs each
optolong L-Extreme
Astropixel processor and photoshop
Skywatcher ED72 with 0.85 corrector reducer
HOO in Astropixel processor, then minor stretch in nebulosity before finalising in Photoshop
Large image on Astrobin.
Cheers Marc
What is it about the colour pallette as I've seen many variations of the colours and Wasnt sure if this was true colour or not
It wasn't a critique Nik. I was merely pointing out that HOO doesn't float my boat. Bottom line is the palette you choose is whatever makes you happy! Also, being HOO, I'm not sure what you mean by "true" colour
I get that it wasnt a critique I was just wondering what the correct colour of the horsie actually is so I can reproduce it in another rendition in the future, I'm constantly aiming for improvement
I get that it wasnt a critique I was just wondering what the correct colour of the horsie actually is so I can reproduce it in another rendition in the future, I'm constantly aiming for improvement
HI Nik
There are so many variations (from subtle to striking) to how the Horsehead is displayed...but I recon Phil Harts version, is pretty close to natural ...personally, I would probably up the magenta, just a tad...and it would be peerfect
There are so many variations (from subtle to striking) to how the Horsehead is displayed...but I recon Phil Harts version, is pretty close to natural ...personally, I would probably up the magenta, just a tad...and it would be peerfect
Thanks Mike both excellent examples, I have seen how the magenta works in these and 'll see if I can make a magenta version for accuracy, not a huge fan of the spikes but on a newt it's unavoidable.
I get that it wasnt a critique I was just wondering what the correct colour of the horsie actually is so I can reproduce it in another rendition in the future, I'm constantly aiming for improvement
Agree with Mike, but you'll never get "true" colour using Ha and O3 alone. For a start, you'll never see much, if anything, of the reflection components in a neb or even the subtle red & blue hues that are often present ... not to mention colourless stars.
In any case, you can give your HOO shot a more RGB palette look by using the selective colour and colour balance tools in Photoshop. A very quick tinker using only those tools (plus masking) yielded the result below - hope you don't mind. I'd call this an RGB-like image (except for the stars). You should be able to do better than this having the raw data to play with.
Agree with Mike, but you'll never get "true" colour using Ha and O3 alone. For a start, you'll never see much, if anything, of the reflection components in a neb or even the subtle red & blue hues that are often present ... not to mention colourless stars.
In any case, you can give your HOO shot a more RGB palette look by using the selective colour and colour balance tools in Photoshop. A very quick tinker using only those tools (plus masking) yielded the result below - hope you don't mind. I'd call this an RGB-like image (except for the stars). You should be able to do better than this having the raw data to play with.
I like it
I'll have a play around when I get the time
cheers
