The Rosette Nebula using data from 2006 and 2008

Hi all,

I could say "better late than never", eh?

I collected and processed HaRGB data for the Rosette Nebula back in November
2006:

http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/Images/Rosette/RosetteNebulaHaRGB2006.jpg

In 2008, I gathered SII and OIII data for this nebula. I never got around to
processing this data until recently, thanks to the current run of bad weather. Granted, I have lots of data awaiting processing on top of this.

Anyways, here is the end result of a few days' worth of processing the Hubble Palette version of the data:

http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/Images/Rosette/RosetteHubble2008.jpg

Date Acquired: November 2006 (H-alpha and RGB data); January 2008 (SII and OIII Data)
Location: West Chester, Ohio
Exposure Details:
H-alpha: 8 x 30 Minutes Binned 1x1 (used for monochromatic image)
S-II: 5 x 30 Minutes Binned 1x1 (used for Hubble Palette image)
O-III: 7 x 30 Minutes Binned 1x1 (used for Hubble Palette image)
12 x 5 minutes R binned 2 x 2
12 x 5 minutes G binned 2 x 2
12 x 5 minutes B binned 2 x 2

Equipment Used: Takahashi FSQ-106N on a Takahashi EM200 Temma-II mount. SBIG STL-6303 camera with 5-position filter wheel and Astrodon narrowband filters.
Externally guided with an SBIG Remote Guide Head on a Borg 76ED refractor.

Acquisition Software : MaximDL, TheSky6, CCDAutopilot
Processing Software: MaximDL, Photoshop CS, IrFanView, Noel Carboni Actions

Comments and suggestions always welcome.
Thanks,
Eric

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Very nice Eric! The full version looks really nice.
Cheers,
Tyler

Nice job Eric. I guess I'm not the only one with cloudy skies.

Jeff

Thanks for the comments!

I got some comments elsewhere on the background, so I thought I'd double-check my process flow. I may have found where I might have messed up a bit. In stretching I found some hidden gems in the background.

Here's the stretched version. This time I did not dim the background, as in looking at this I do see some dim details coming out. Please let me know how it looks, especially if I've gone too far.

Large image here:

http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/Images/Rosette/RosetteHubble2008Version2.jpg

Thanks,
Eric

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