IC 1396 in narrowband from London.
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition. First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
Postprocessing using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula
IC 1396 in narrowband from London.
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula
IC 1396 in narrowband from London.
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula
IC 1396 in narrowband from London.
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
Shot over three nights in August, September and October, with almost 19 hours of acquisition.
First light for both my new ASI2600MM and Chroma narrowband filters.
This new 2024 version, aside from using new modern tools such as BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator, makes use of a different technique illustrated by Adam Block.
The image was first rendered with an HOO palette, then SII data was added back with a yellow tint.
I really like this new output, the colours are quite rich and well balanced, especially compared to the older HOO and SHO versions.
The other (older) versions were processed using three different palettes: SHO (classic "Hubble palette", with more contrast), HOO (using only oxygen and hydrogen filters, more realistic colours), and HOS (middleground between the two).
| Telescope | SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED Pro |
| Camera | ZWO ASI2600MM Pro |
| Mount | iOptron CEM40 |
| Filters | Chroma Narroband Filters (Ha, OIII, SII) 5nm, ZWO EFW |
| Exposure Time | Ha: 60x300s, OIII: 70x300s, SII: 97x300s, 18h 55m total |
| Software | Ekos, PixInsight, WinJUPOS |