Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  HD302748  ·  HD302749  ·  HD302751  ·  HD302752  ·  HD302754  ·  HD302756  ·  HD302757  ·  HD90273  ·  NGC 3247
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper
Powered byPixInsight

Westerlund2

Revision title: Different Approach

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper
Powered byPixInsight

Westerlund2

Revision title: Different Approach

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Westerlund 2
I was always intrigued by the HST image  of the cluster Westerlund 2.
It is in the middle of NGC3247 also called Gum 29 or Rcw 49.
The image is a small crop of the field, luckily the seeing was very good.
It is a SHO narrowband with RGB stars.
Usually the RGB stars are pretty bloated in comparison the th NB stars, so what I did is to apply the RGB stars just as color layer to the NB stars.
Hope you enjoy it.
Wolfgang

Comments

Revisions

    Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper
    Original
    Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper
    B
  • Final
    Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper
    C

B

Description: Slightly less contrast

Uploaded: ...

C

Title: Different Approach

Description: Here is a new version that resembles more of a RGB look. It is still a SHO with RGB stars but I used the NarrowbandHueCombination tool in Pixinsight, Ha is mapped to red, SII to yellow and OIII to blue.

Uploaded: ...

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

Westerlund2, Wolfgang Promper