Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7023
Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
Iris Nebula
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Iris Nebula

Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
Iris Nebula
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Iris Nebula

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Description

Acquired the nights of June 23rd and 24th. 15 Luminance and 7 each of RGB

Original: PixInsight Photometric Color Calibration sets the red high in the histogram balance.

Revision B: dialed back red a bit added dark structure enhancement

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Revisions

  • Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
    Original
  • Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
    B
  • Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
    C
  • Final
    Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb
    D

B

Description: dialed back red a bit added dark structure enhancement

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C

Description: worked central nebula region to coax out greater sense of depth

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D

Description: re-worked data to try some tips I have picked up over the past months. Lots of spots with selective color, curves, new layers, etc. But got a bit black-clipped and lost star decent star color. Will go back at it before long.

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Iris Nebula, Peter Lipscomb