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Statue of Liberty Nebula (Simulated RGB), Uri Abraham
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Statue of Liberty Nebula (Simulated RGB)

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Statue of Liberty Nebula (Simulated RGB)

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Lady liberty in space



The Statue of liberty standing on the Taurus head glowing in red and surrounded by loops of gas filaments expelled by bright dying stars.

I was curious to see how my narrow band HST version I published recently would appear as RGB from narrow band filters. I followed a method from Starizona, called the simulated RGB method which involves using the actual intensity ratio between H-alpha and H-beta light. By blending the H-alpha data with the OIII, a more accurate representation of the true hydrogen color is achieved. I added the SII mapped as red to bring the overall RGB color back.

I'm glad this version shows more details and better stars colors and the great loops of gas expelled by dying stars.

Version B: Slight tweak of color balance

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Statue of Liberty Nebula (Simulated RGB), Uri Abraham