M1 in LRGB

[+Graham]

After adding yet another panel to my Heart Neb mosaic I turned my attention back to M!.

 

I decided to try to add some RGB to the HA image I took a couple of weeks ago.

 

GT 81

Atik 314 L

 

Lum - 19 subs at 300 seconds with the Baader HA filter

 

Red - 19 subs at 300 seconds

Green - 19 subs at 300 seconds

Blue - 19 subs at 300 seconds.

 

All layers stacked in Maxim

Combined in PS 6

 

Now bearing in mind I have very little idea what I am doing with this RGB stuff I am quite please with the result.

 

 

Wide field.

 

 

Cropped.

 

[+Ibbo]

good start for rgb

not sure you have quite lined up how are you aligning them?

 

 

Steve

[Guest foundaplanet]

Looks good to me.. all getting way over my head with RGB and wheels and things..

[Guest Kheldar]

Good start Graham

 

As per Steve though, your channels do not appear to be aligned correctly - or alternatively did you refocus between filters (should do this)

Edited October 6, 2013 by Kheldar

[+Graham]

good start for rgb

not sure you have quite lined up how are you aligning them?

 

 

Steve

 

I was thinking along the same lines Steve.

Problem was I had cropped the HA image so there was a size difference in the images.

Lined them up by eye in PS 6 .

[Sheila]

well done for a first try... will leave the techies to sort you out

[Guest Kheldar]

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSAA03F5FB-2F22-49a1-A824-5BEB70A58951.html

 

Align them in layers, then copy paste to new image as channels

 

Alternatively DropBox me/Steve/Sheila the stacked channels and we can Registar them - takes all the hassle out of it

Edited October 6, 2013 by Kheldar