Modifying the Hubble Palette to Show More Details.
I wanted to talk about doing something slightly different with the Hubble Palette to bring out extra details. I decided to try to really bring out detail in Messier 8, so instead of sticking with the standard mix I decided to make slight changes to the mix to get some separation on the colors.
Normally I will pull my standard Hubble Palette mix in APP that has Ha as R 50, G 100, B 30 and L 65, Oiii with the x (multiplier) at 4.500, R at 15, G at 80, and B at 100, and then Sii with the x at 2.750, R at 100, G at 40, and B at 15, then I pull it into selective color and make some adjustments there to bring them all up.
With this I went a bit different on that mix. I did my Ha as R at 40, G at 100, B at 10, and L at 25, Oiii with x at 4.500, R at 0, G at 50, and B at 100, then Sii with x at 2.750, R at 100, G at 20, and B at 20. Again I brought it into selective color and made my adjustments to taste.
Of course I finished up processing in Photoshop with a light amount of noise and star reduction, boosts in contrast, clarity, and saturation/vibrance. I also did my final stretching there as well.
Go ahead and give this a try on your next SHO narrowband target and see if you like the results! Also, don't be afraid to switch things up to get to a mix you like!
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