A cyan tint? That was just me and my monitor not your data. Colors would have been better if I could have used the aligned image set, no PixInsight here. Once the RGB images were combined and auto color corrected in Nebulosity, the tif file was opened in PhotoLine (a Photoshop alternative). This is ...

Hi Rainer, Thanks for the opportunity to work with your images. I found a little color in them. I used Nebulosity to combine the three images and let it adjust color balance automatically. the rgb image was exported to a image editing program and a hue/saturation adjustment layer was applied to boos...

Great looking image, Maurits. You’ve still got it. Glad to see you back.

Phil

Hi Rainer,

Would it be possible to get the unweighted, unadjusted red, green, and blue files? I’d like to see what’s going on. JPEGs would be fine.

Phil

Frank, very good moon shot. Exposure, detail, and stitching is excellent. Just needs a little color. Maybe on the 28th?

Phil

Simply wonderful images, Alexandra! What a way to start the season.

Phil

Hi Rainer, It’s been a long time since I assembled an RGB image but by using the 3 filters there will be color data to adjust. Each channel should look different. With my filters, a IR blocker was needed. Color correction was impossible without it. I believe most newer ones have that built in. Anywa...

Finally a full moon and clear skies to image. Just waiting for the Moon to clear the trees. I was ready, having set the camera’s blue and red gains on the previous night when the moon was high overhead, I thought the color balance would be close but the first shot was completely yellow. The histogra...

A treat for the eyes, Alexandra. The colors are fantastic as well.

Phil

Excellent images with fantastic detail. Looking forward to seeing more.

Phil

Hi Franco, That's a good one. I really like the contrast in the image.

Phil

Thanks Stu. I tend to agree that "correct color" is challenging and may be in the eyes of the observer. I spent time adjusting the blue and red gains on the camera and tried to find something at least pleasing. Very sensitive when saturation is boosted so high in processing. Here is another image ta...

Thank you Alexandra. I have always shot the Moon with monochrome cameras but thanks to Stu’s influential color moon images, I thought I’d give it a try. Color cameras are easier than calibrating filters and sensors but maybe not as accurate. About 15 years ago I did colorize a lunar image. It was pa...

Hi All, I’ve just acquired an old Maksutov (89 mm) telescope and as a test I turned it towards the Moon. Using a color Grasshopper GX camera with a 2x Barlow, here is a 6 panel mosaic taken February 23rd. Taking highly saturated color shots of the Moon has proven to be challenging. Color balance and...

Thanks Mark, I can see that. I wonder what James will see?

Phil

Thanks Mark, I can see that. I wonder what James will see?

Phil

Very nice imaging, Nigella. Your setup works well. Thanks for the views.

Phil

Great Stu! I really like your hi res images. Glad you had a chance to image.

Phil

Hi All,

Yesterday's prom grew some and looks like a strange creature walking on the Sun. Maybe its just me or the heat is getting to me here.
Taken with the LS80 DS, Grasshopper 2, and Powermate 5x.

Phil

Hi All,

Yesterday's prom grew some and looks like a strange creature walking on the Sun. Maybe its just me or the heat is getting to me here.
Taken with the LS80 DS, Grasshopper 2, and Powermate 5x.

Phil

Thanks!

I used an old camera with rather large pixels (6.45 um). It seemed to work with the 5x powermate on the ls80.

Looks like that prom is growing today (Feb. 9th).

Phil

Hi All,

Still not much happening on the surface today but there was a nice prom to image. Using a 5x powermate with the LS80, this is all that was worth showing. Cropped and rotated.

Phil

Stu, I really like the image, colors are excellent! Thanks for the inspiration.

Phil

Thanks for the comments. In retrospect, I feel that I may have been somewhat stingy in doling out the color. I believe I've fixed it now.

Phil

Hi All, I recently received an old grasshopper color camera from eBay and thought that a little testing was in order. The first subject was the Moon. Clear nights on the 29th and 30th provided an opportunity. This was more of a trial run than a test just to see what it could do. Most of my previous ...