Hi Phil, so.. for some reason previous attempts at this object have proved
difficult for me, NB imaging poor color.
So.. last night did R,G,B and used Ha just as the Lum.
Had some moon gradients, but worked those out
Came out better then the previous, difficult object I think because parts
are emission, and parts are reflection.
You can see the bright star on lower right that lights it up as blue rays
coming in just off the frame.
Mario

Hi Mario,
Very impressive, especially the great size and no noise.Did you apply HDR? I think it would sharpen nicely with a setting of 6.
Did you experiment with RBG+Ha for color?How did it look?
The Flame really does have an odd color. Not the tradition magenta, more like a muddy red.
Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Motta drmariomotta@gmail.com
To: Michael Deneen via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us; Phil E Orbanes philorb@aol.com
Sent: Tue, Dec 13, 2022 6:11 pm
Subject: Flame nebula from last night

Hi Phil, so.. for some reason previous attempts at this object have proved difficult for me, NB imaging poor color.So.. last night did R,G,B and used Ha just as the Lum.Had some moon gradients, but worked those outCame out better then the previous, difficult object I think because parts are emission, and parts are reflection.You can see the bright star on lower right that lights it up as blue rays coming in just off the frame.Mario

Indeed, much more natural color than NB alone.The time you invested was well spent.
Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Motta drmariomotta@gmail.com
To: philorb@aol.com
Cc: photo@lists.gaac.us
Sent: Tue, Dec 13, 2022 7:44 pm
Subject: Re: Flame nebula from last night

I did do HDRI did not add the Ha to red, I used the Ha as lum I think that gave the sharpness it needed. Could have been done either way I thinkYes, the color on the flame is difficult, I tweaked a bit but let the color combination stand when combined.It’s much better than my previous attempts with NB alone ( no O3 to speak of) and just color filters lacked punchThis seems the best outcomeI thinkIt’s because the blue is all reflection, and the red is mostly emission making for a difficult composition Mario 

On Dec 13, 2022, at 7:38 PM, philorb@aol.com wrote:

Hi Mario,
Very impressive, especially the great size and no noise.Did you apply HDR? I think it would sharpen nicely with a setting of 6.
Did you experiment with RBG+Ha for color?How did it look?
The Flame really does have an odd color. Not the tradition magenta, more like a muddy red.
Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Motta drmariomotta@gmail.com
To: Michael Deneen via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us; Phil E Orbanes philorb@aol.com
Sent: Tue, Dec 13, 2022 6:11 pm
Subject: Flame nebula from last night

Hi Phil, so.. for some reason previous attempts at this object have proved difficult for me, NB imaging poor color.So.. last night did R,G,B and used Ha just as the Lum.Had some moon gradients, but worked those outCame out better then the previous, difficult object I think because parts are emission, and parts are reflection.You can see the bright star on lower right that lights it up as blue rays coming in just off the frame.Mario