Keyhole Nebula with Bicolor Technique

[Jharvey]

One of my imaging partners Steve Mazlin used a technique whereby you use Ha and OIII but synthesize a green layer to produce a narrowband image. He came up with a very good result which I then used wavelets to bring out more detail. Details of the Bicolor technique are here: http://www.starrywonders.com/bicolortechniquenew.html

Before Application of Atrous Wavelets

After Application of Atrous Wavelets

 

[Carlos Milovic]

This is a dramatic improvement. Congratulations Just as a minor suggestion, you may make use of one of the star shaping routines to make the stars more "gaussian", and colourful.

BTW, please, send my regards to Steve (and, with him, to Jim Misti). I met him at the ECCAI06

 

[Jharvey]

Carlos As always thanks for the suggestions. I will send your regards to Steve Mazlin

 

[avastro]

Nicely done Jack.

Antoine

http://astrosurf.com/avastro/

 

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Jack,

A masterful application of wavelets. I agree with Carlos that some careful star shaping would make better an already wonderful image.

Keep'em coming