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Narrow Band under the Moon

Started by fblue, 07/25/2011 10:49PM
Posted 07/25/2011 10:49PM Opening Post
I went to my site last Thursday and stayed a couple of nights to do some tests. The Moon came up about 12am and was about 1/2 and bright too! 8O

But I had finished testing for the night and decided to try a Narrow Band image, just to pass the time. I ended up taking HA, OIII for 2 hours each 15 minute subs. Then took another 2.5 hours each on the next night just to get enough to use this weekend to supplement the LRGB image I planned on taking of this image, NGC7822.

Well, I had this data and I thought, why not try to make a tri-color using synthetic green, nothing better to do. So I combined this all an made this image. The OIII data was really weak, not much in this object apparently, so I had to do what I could with it.

Here is my attempt at a simulated LRGB of this object just using HA, OIII and then modified HA data for Luminance. Hope you like it.

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[SIZE="Large"][/SIZE][COLOR="Blue"][/COLOR] Floyd Blue grin
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Posted 07/26/2011 01:11AM #1
Gee Floyd, I could wall paper my kitchen with this.
I'm going to have to keep you away from imaging under the moon, you'll be putting the Hubble to shame before you're finished...
Posted 07/26/2011 01:50AM #2
Lovely image, Floyd.

Tom

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Posted 07/26/2011 04:29AM #3
Nice picture Floyd!
Using good quality narrowband filter you can shoot with the Moon smile. A lot of my narrowband images published here were done beacuse it was just a good weather ( not looking for the moonlight polution). Gradients are of course big challenge, specially with full frame chips like mine. LRGB is anoher issue- I never try to shoot LRGB with Moon bigger than 1/4.
Best
Maciej

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Posted 07/26/2011 04:31PM #4
Hi Floyd!

Nice shot! Welcome to narrowband-imaging! Now your only constraint to imaging will be "is it clear tonight?" grin

Eric