Patrick, Actually, it is really simple to combine image data taken with different optical systems. I know of many imagers who team up to take image data. Usually the shorter focal-length scope takes the color data, and the longer takes the luminance. The human eye does not see great detail in color information, but gets most of its detail cues from the brightness variations which are captured in the luminance data. I could take a blurry color image and add it to a great luminance frame, and your eye could hardly tell the difference from one made with good color data. Now, with truly excellent color data, your eye can see the difference and the image can really pop! Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:56 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Projects Thanks Rich, I just think it's weird (in a good way) that he was able to take color data taken on a different day using a completely different optical train and camera and add it to my data. Tyler's given me a few suggestions for improving on the M-63 image. Hopefully it'll clear one night soon and I can give it a try. patrick On 23 Apr 2010, at 13:48 , Richard Tenney wrote:
Patrick & Tyler, that image of M63 is GORGEOUS. Love it! /R
--- On Fri, 4/23/10, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Projects To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 12:04 AM The images were taking up too much room on my server so I had to remove them.
But not before Tyler had a chance to get to them.
He sent me his black and white version and then asked if he could use color data from some of his old images to put color in mine.
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