The Butterfly Nebula

[silentrunning]

This is 16 x 600s Subs 2x2 in OIII and SII and 16 x Ha 1x1 in Ha combined as SHO. Acquired over the last 3 nights with a total integration time of 8 hours representing the most I've ever got on one object - pathetic I know. It so much easier to process with more data, I really most make the effort to stay at least 6 hours on each target. I've probably spent at least that amount of time playing with the look and feel of this, i can't seem to get the gold look that makes the Hubble pallet so appealing.

 

Also included is a detail from the main image with possibly a more appealing framing to it.

 

 

[+RonC]

Great image and work John, well done 👍

[Stephen]

Great image and detail John more you look the moor detail you can see

[Bottletopburly]

That's really nice john well done .

[silentrunning]

7 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Great image and detail John more you look the moor detail you can see

Thanks Stephen, it was almost too much to look at at times, I had to keep working on a zoomed in area to stop my head spinning! 

[Clive]

Nice one John. I always find setting the RGB balance tricky.  If you found a Hubble image with the 'gold' you're looking for, could you see what the RGB values for it are and replicate the balance in your image?

[silentrunning]

3 hours ago, Clive said:

Nice one John. I always find setting the RGB balance tricky.  If you found a Hubble image with the 'gold' you're looking for, could you see what the RGB values for it are and replicate the balance in your image?

I'll give that a go Clive, good idea.

[BAZ]

Very impressive John.

[+Glafnazur]

That's a cracker John 🙂