I find it absolutely fascinating that I can take pictures of objects floating around in space that I can’t even see and then transform that image into an abstract version of reality. In this case it’s the Rosette Nebula imaged using narrowband filters for Ha, Oiii and Sii and a monochrome astronomy camera. After some initial processing I can use Photoshop to color-map the different gases to create good color contrast between the elements, and hopefully also find a pleasing color balance.
This was imaged from Utah Desert Remote Observatories’ Thistle Observatory using our Takahashi FSQ106 mounted on a Paramount MX+ mount using a ZWO ASI6200MM Pro monochrome camera. That along with our PlaneWave CDK12.5 are available to rent by the hour for your own imaging. More details are available on our UDRO Imaging Experience page.