IC 3568 Lemon Slice Nebula Some AI Processing (Jerry Yesavage)

IC 3568 Lemon Slice Nebula Some AI Processing

Well, the processing is a bit complex.

The data were collected with dithering and then drizzled. I read up on the basics of the process and the math and I think it makes sense.

The dithered RGB image was then subjected to HDRMT in PI and then sent over to Topaz Adjust AI for HDR treatment a second time. I think eventually we get to the central star, maybe. In any case, the colors are cool.

IC 3568 is a planetary nebula that is 1.3 kiloparsecs (4500 ly) away from Earth in the constellation of Camelopardalis (just 7.5 degrees from Polaris). It is a relatively young nebula and has a core diameter of only about 0.4 light years. It was dubbed the Lemon Slice Nebula by Jim Kaler, due to its appearance in one false-colour image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Lemon slice nebula is one of the most simple nebulae known, with an almost perfectly spherical morphology. The core of the nebula does not have a distinctly visible structure in formation and is mostly composed of ionized helium.[5] A faint halo of interstellar dust surrounds the nebula.

Original
B
C
Final
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B

Description: Standard size for me 1000x1000 pixels when drizzled.

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C

Description: A little closer in at 500x500 pixels.

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D

Description: Doubled in size to show central star better, I hope.

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