Intro to Narrowband and Hubble Palette
The video above introduces some of the fundamentals behind narrowband and color in astrophotography. If you are new to narrowband, I would recommend watching this intro (the WHAT and the WHY) before diving in to the processing videos (the HOW) linked below.
Resources
Example files of the Seagull Nebula (IC2177) that I am processing in the videos are available from this Google Drive Link.
Note: I am releasing these files (like all my work) under a Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 License meaning if you process the data and share it elsewhere, please use this attribution (credit line): IC2177 by Nico Carver is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licesnse.
To see my finished rendition using this same dataset, please see here: IC2177.
Note: I am releasing these files (like all my work) under a Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 License meaning if you process the data and share it elsewhere, please use this attribution (credit line): IC2177 by Nico Carver is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licesnse.
To see my finished rendition using this same dataset, please see here: IC2177.
Software and Apps
Acquisition
- Polar Scope Align Pro for iOS, $1.99
- The EQMOD Project for Windows, Free
- Cartes du Ciel cross-platform, Free
- PHD2 Guiding cross-platform, Free
- Sequence Generator Pro v.3, Windows, $99
- PinPoint 6.1, Windows, $149
Processing
- Deep Sky Stacker for Windows, Free
- Adobe Photoshop for Win/Mac, $9.99/month
- Gimp for Win/Mac/Linux, Free
- PixInsight for Win/Mac/Linux, 230 Euro
Further Reading
Equipment Used
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