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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Colorado_CJ on July 30, 2019, 10:32:46 pm

Title: The Bubble - Revisited
Post by: Colorado_CJ on July 30, 2019, 10:32:46 pm

I reshot the Bubble nebula last night using some different software. I didn't like how the software I've been using didn't have automatic focusing between filter changes. This new software is a lot more robust and automates almost everything.

When I was editing this new image, I also had an Ah-Ha moment. I've been editing all my astro photos the wrong way all this time! There is a function in stacking called "stretching" and I was stretching my images when I staked them, but also when I saved them later, essentially introducing a lot of noise and limiting detail needlessly. The stacking software automatically stretched images and it has to be deselected each time.

This is my first "correctly" edited image and I can see there is a lot less noise and a lot more detail.

Anyway, here is the image.

25, 300 second SII exposures
20, 300 second OIII exposures
20, 200 second Ha exposures

(https://www.focalworld.com/index.php?media/bubble-hst-small.3360/full)

Title: Re: The Bubble - Revisited
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 31, 2019, 04:11:12 am

Fantastic.

Title: Re: The Bubble - Revisited
Post by: Miles on July 31, 2019, 10:35:09 am

Wow!

Title: Re: The Bubble - Revisited
Post by: MattBurt on July 31, 2019, 01:37:48 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: The Bubble - Revisited
Post by: Arlen on July 31, 2019, 02:32:27 pm

To the other well deserved adjectives, I'll add stunning!