Re: [APML] False color NEAT

["John Boudreau" <jeboud@comcast.net>]

That's pretty cool Chris !

It definitely works :-)

John 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [APML] False color NEAT


> 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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