NGC6992 Eastern Veil

Finally got close to a colour balance that I am happy with for this one.



3 hours 40 minutes of 10 miute exposures LRGB 60:60:60:40. Blue was only 40 minutes since it was 2am and I had to work the next day.

Fantastic! One of your very best to date!

Are the images for each channel made up of single exposures or multiple short exposures?

10 minute subs all binned at 1x1 but I think I will drop this on future images since the recommended exposures for L are about 2.5 minutes for L and up to 7 mins for red.

Not sure yet if I have the RGB weight factors sorted yet so I am waiting to hear from another H16 user.

Edit: Forgot to say this is a cropped image

Kieran,

Thats is a magnificent image a real gem. Personally I'd be inclined to up the saturation just a tad, but that is all a matter of preference. I like 'in your face' colour, some like these soft pastel shades. Who's to say which is better!

Once again, many congrats.

Dave I did note when I post images on the web that saturation sometimes drops and background brightness increases. I kept the saturation down on this one since the background has a red red problem not corrected by the dark frames(taken on a different night)

Kieran,

This one is a real gem. Personally I judge the quality of any photo by looking at the stars (their roundness) as well as their depth. This is a very deep image with perfect stars .... as a result, I can trust the balance of the image which in this case is the nebulosity.

This one is certainly a keeper. I would also adjust the contrast and/or saturation just a tad as already mentioned by others.