[APML] False color NEAT

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi all -

Here's the last shot from CA.  I know everyone is probably bored out of
their minds when it comes to comet shots, but here's one more just to
torture you... :-)

I was having a very hard time processing this pic since the neg was
underexposed.  I could get the coma looking good but the faint ion tail
extensions just were not showing up.  So, I decided to convert it to a false
color image using the solarize function in PS.....then applied some curves
and wow....all the sudden the ion tail jumped out.  Multiple streamers going
off the frame.

URL:  http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/neat-051304.html

I think it definitely works.  Not your usual comet shot.

Comments welcome.

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro

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