NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula
My first narrowband image
Orion Eon 80ED
DSI Pro II
Guided with LX200GPS, DSI Pro II, PHD Guiding
Ha=8x15min, OIII=10x15min
Master Ha and OIII channels registered, calibrated and combined in AIP4Win
Aggressive deconvolution on the Ha and mild deconvolution on the OIII
Master Ha and OIII channels registered before opening in Photoshop CS3
Levels and curves adjustments to stretch the images. Sharpening accomplished using several tools: smart sharpen, high pass filter. Several iterations of reduce noise filter. Combined using Cannistra's bi-color method to create a RsGB color image. Several iterations of Carboni action Make Stars Smaller. Shadows/highlights filter to increase nebula color. |