The Heart Nebula – Narrowband – Data by Robert Huerbsch

The Heart Nebula – Narrowband – Data by Robert Huerbsch Feb 16, 2018 349 views2075×14082.09 MB

Van H. McComas

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Cas

2h 32m 3s · +61° 28′ 25″

1.60°

4.61″/px

43.98°N

Objects

NGC 896 IC 1795 IC 1805 Sh2-190

Description

The Heart Nebula – Narrowband – Data by Robert Huerbsch

Since I have had a month of rainy or just cloudy nights I have been searching for data to practice post processing. Robert Huerbsch sent me some of his narrowband data to work with. He used Ha, OIII, and S II. His image, much better than mine, can be found here:

https://www.astrobin.com/324322/G/?nc=user

I used Deep Sky Stacker and Star Tools to process this image. I still haven't figured out narrowband because I have several data sets of narrowband and some I can’t get anything but grey scales where the author of the data have wonderful color with the same data. I hope you enjoy this, my second successful narrowband image.

Comments

Kurt Zeppetello Feb 16, 2018

Best processing yet Van.

Van H. McComas Feb 16, 2018

Thanks Kurt. This is getting easy but I think gathering the data will be a large learning slope.

RonAdams Feb 16, 2018

Beautiful image Van. That's what I'm looking for in an image of IC 1805.

Van H. McComas Feb 17, 2018

90% of this was collection of the data by Robert, the processing, thought not as good with software such as PixInsight or Photoshop, is doing fine. In a few year when I get all the gear then the hard part comes, gathering the data. Hope you get Clear Skies soon.

Gary Imm Feb 17, 2018

Very nice image, Van! Hopefully skies will clear for both of us soon.

Van H. McComas Feb 17, 2018

Even if I don't image I just want to see some stars again. I can't teach my granddaughter about Orion if we can't see it and it is prime season for him. Hope you get Clear Skies.

Gary Imm Feb 17, 2018

Great to be passing your star knowledge down to the grandkids!

Niall MacNeill Feb 17, 2018

Super work Van. Well done.

Van H. McComas Feb 17, 2018

Thank you Niall, not bad with really great data. I am getting there

Gary W. Lopez Feb 17, 2018

One of your best, Van. Well done.

Van H. McComas Feb 17, 2018

Thanks Gary, great data helps.

John Travis Feb 17, 2018

Looking good Van! Keep on keeping at it! Lot's of clouds and rain here too! I forget what a blue sky even looks like! LOL!

James L. Bowden Jul 19, 2019

Hi Van;

very nice images including this this one of the heart Nebula. I tried leaving like messages on a few of your other images over last few days. Unfortunately the site will not let me do that yet because I'm not at the 1 level yet? Thanks for liking some of my images too!

clear Skies!

jim

Van H. McComas Jul 19, 2019

Thanks Jim. I look forward to more images from you.
Clear Skies.

James L. Bowden Jul 19, 2019

Your welcome Van. And I'll try to keep the images coming. Lord knows I have all the necessary equipment. Lately I've been doing some Binocular observing with my 15x70 Celestron Bino's and that always a lot of fun! And have also been doing time exposures of Milky Way etc... with my Canon SL2 mounted on a tripod. But have to crank up the ZWO CCD camera sooner than later.

clear skies!

jim