'Natural' looking NGC6188 RGBSHO

[Doogs38 (Alex)]

In contrast to the purposely garish NGC6188 I recently shared, here's a far more 'natural' looking RGBSHO image with plenty of stars (... gotta show love for the stars, too). I collected another ~2hrs each of Ha-Oiii and Hb-Sii ... details are:

SW120ED, ASI294MC, AOG/ASI290MM, Antlia RGB Ultra, Antlia Ha-Oiii, Antlia Hb-Sii, APP, PI, PS. Per 2xpanel: about 2hrs RGB, and ~11Hrs Ha-Oiii and Hb-Sii respectively. APP used to split NB from BB data. RGBSHO data combined/edited in PI.

Hires here. Thanks for looking. Now, time to start processing my Lobster Claw nebula data. Alex

[Rusty2]

I now see what you mean by "garish" .

This one does look more natural : )

[Doogs38 (Alex)]

Thanks Rusty. I’ve got a little bit more tweaking on this one, to pull up the blue (Oiii and Hb) but only a small amount to ensure I retain its ‘natural’ look. Alex

[Doogs38 (Alex)]

... and here's the final image with the blue pulled up, slightly, and some additional brilliance added. The changes are subtle and just enough to provide a little more 'pop'. Time to stop playing with this one

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Very well done. A lot less "in your face" than your other image of '6188. Hard to say which one is "best", as they're both interesting interpretations.

V.

[Doogs38 (Alex)]

Thanks Steve

[2CRAZY (Heath)]

would have been nice to get all of NGC6164, none the less still are great Image!

[Doogs38 (Alex)]

Thanks Heath, and I agree! I'll have another go in 2025 :-) Alex