Re: [APML] Gamma and the "E"

[Stuart Heggie <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Chris - no theories on the star colors but I think your comment on the 
"sweet spot" is accurate - very nice images! I have not till now 
considered going after dark nebulae but your "E" shot has me thinking.

Stuart

Chris Cook wrote:

>Hi folks -
>
>I've uploaded two new images taken in July.  One's of the Butterfly Nebula
>surrounding Gamma Cygni and the other is of the dark nebulas B142 & B143 in
>Aquila.  Both taken on Provia 400F and pushed +1 with the Tak FS102.  What
>excited me about these is that I feel I have found the sweet spot of 400F
>when shooting from my location.  Last summer I did some shots with a +2 push
>and did not like the results as well...the shots were very magenta. Around
>50min @ f/6 gives me a trans that is nicely exposed and easily scanable.
>
>Gamma Cygni:
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/gamma-cygni-fs102.html
>
>The "E" Nebula:
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/b142-b143-fs102.html
>
>
>A big thanks goes out to my friends John Boudreau and Matt BenDaniel who
>helped critique the images during processing.  The only thing that has me
>puzzled is the lack of rich star colors in the Gamma Cygni shot.  I pushed
>the blue in the highlights which helped some.  John and I have some
>theories, anyone else care to offer a explanation?
>
>Comments welcome.
>Enjoy!
>
>Chris
>
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