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.

Software and Apps

Acquisition
Processing

Further Reading

Equipment Used

Mounts
Optics
Cameras
Computers
Guiding
Polar Alignment
Filters
  • Astrodon 1.25" Mounted Tru-balance "E" Series LRGB, 5nm Ha, 3nm OIII, 3nm SII
Batteries/Power
Disclosure
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