Description: This version was stacked and aligned in Meade Envisage v10, then processed in Startools v1.5, but I struggled to draw out the colour, which is a bit of a fudge.
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Description: Another version imaged through my Optolong L-enhance line filter. There is definitely a hint of the delicate hydrogen filaments that stream out of the core (at ~500km/s). Again, no joy with the colour, which was evident in the stacked frames in Envisage.
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Description: My last version of LRGB frames taken through an Optolong L-eNhance dual narrow band filter and Meade DSI IIC one shot colour camera. 12 x 5 min frames aligned and stacked in Meade Envisage v10, and then manipulated using iPhoto editing software on my iPhone. The image is over processed and artistic at best (or worst), but has not been retouched, and does allow the red hydrogen emission regions to show up. Feel free to comment on which version you think is best. Thanks.
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Description: This latest version, taken through my Optolong NBF, was developed using Startools colour constancy tool, and then further saturated. The whole image feels a bit unreal, over deconvolution has created some bizarre artefacts. Nevertheless the H-alpha filaments streaming from the core are now clearly visible, even if the cigar does seem to have caught fire.
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Description: The final version colour processed in Startools. I'm happy with the level of detail and hint of the H-alpha filaments in the core. I only used an ir cut filter to reduce star bloat.
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