M17

Here is a start to another project. Color balance? This is what came out. I have another version where I hit "auto-color", but I thought this one looked interesting as is. I will need to add more time to those dark dusty areas - they are like a completely different object and need way more time. And narrow band should be coming. A full resolution version, with processing details is here:

http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=194

There are a couple of other (older) versions linked on the site, too.

Charlie

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Looks pretty nice Charlie - and you have a nice early season start on this object. On the color balance, I would trust your calibration factors before I did an auto-color.

Jim

Nice image, at NEAIC there was a talk about getting natural "True Color" images from narrow band images by Debra Ceravolo (Ceravolo Optical Systems). They should have postings on all the talks on their site soon. This may be of interest to everyone doing narrow band work. Adobe was there and took interest in a color platte that could be used as a plug-in for narrow band to act as RGB to give good natural or true "aesthetic" color results. Adobe rep. was was very interested in what Photoshop could do for all imagers as he had started to image himself. Hope for more good things in the future.

Really like the wide feild shot and the detail the NB filters can detect.

Thanks for sharing

Sam