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NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula

Started by geomorph, 09/10/2007 02:49AM

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Posted 09/10/2007 02:49AM | Edited 09/10/2007 04:56AM Opening Post

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Hi all. Here is an image I took on Friday night. It is NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula. Processing the dust areas was pretty difficult, but I think it turned out OK. I would like to get a chance to add more data soon, but this will have to do for now.
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Posted 09/10/2007 03:41AM #1

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Tyler,
Looks pretty good. Dust areas look good too. What were the challenges you encountered in the dust lane processing?

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Posted 09/10/2007 06:13AM #2

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The dust is difficult to process for sure. I should know -- I've taken images of this nebula twice. You did well.

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Posted 09/10/2007 11:43AM #3

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Very nice, Tyler! I understand about the impatience of gathering data. wink

If I may, you could back off a tad on the smoothing to give the image a bit more natural look. The dust clouds look fine, but the brighter parts of the nebula show the smoothing effects a bit.

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Another fabulous image.

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Wonderful shot Tyler! 8)
Sweet detail & colors... and very nice processing

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Posted 09/11/2007 12:52PM #6

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Thanks for all the nice comments. I may try to reprocess this one for more detail in the core area.... but I don't have time right now.
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Tyler

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Wow! Great colors Tyler.

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