Another image that I could never seem to get just how I wanted it. Since I have had some recent luck with images like this and the NB Color Mapper script, I decided to give it a whirl and see what I could make of this data. The results were exactly what I had envisioned when I set out on this project.
I have another image where I went into more details about the script itself, so I will not repeat myself, just head here:
https://www.astrobin.com/q5efu4/Some minor changes were made in my saved swatches to fine tune this field.
SII: Hue 2.76, Sat: 1.0, Midtones: 0.02
HA: Hue 121.6, Sat 1.0, Midtones: 0.3
OIII: Hue 194.3, Sat 1.0, Midtones: 0.06
I love that you can save Palettes and swatches to try on future images. It is a lot more interesting than throwing some numbers around in Pixel Math. Definitely give this script a try if you have not already.
As for the target here, it is the iconic Heart Nebula on the left, and the remains of a massive supernova on the right. More time on this would of course be best, but the F3.3 Epsilon E160ED did a wonderful job from here in the Pacific Northwest. There's a lot of extras to hunt around and find. WeBo1 is present, as well as some other PN's and of course the Fish Head Nebula. The presentation here is intended to maintain colors across the gasses, so green is here (and I think looks fantastic here) and of course the reddish orange, dark yellowish tones, blues, etc.
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