Narrowband Imaging (Beginners Guide to the Hubble Palette!)

Narrowband Imaging Primer

Narrowband imaging involves isolating and capturing specific wavelengths of light using filters. Deep-sky astrophotography enthusiasts are able to produce dynamic images of objects in space through their telescope with the help of narrowband filters.

The Hubble Palette is a popular choice when color-mapping images captured using narrowband filters. These "false-color" images were made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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[AstroBackyard]

I hope you guys liked this one - it went long and there is still so much more to share about this topic. Did you see the upcoming trips for this year? :D

[jean-clauderoussil]

You are the best Canadian astrophotographer, clear sky mister Jone

[jonnyspratt]

The quality of these vids is definitely going up and up

[grahamhgraham]

You make this look so easy Trevor and I know by my own experience, it just isn't. All the fancy gear in the world won't fix high winds, cloudy skies & bloody annoying satellites. Ignore the haters & cockwombles, you're doing just fine. Looking forward to the next installment.

[GarnettLeary]

The difference between 5 min subs and 10-20 min subs is less of a separation of men and boys and a much greater separation of an individual and their bank roll. :)

[andreytyushin]

18:30 Dylan O'Donnell, Some Dude )))) I'm crying
I am here on your chanell since it was 3k or 3.5k I dont remember, but during all the time it was cool. Your works and shots prompted me to start doing astrophotography and so much help me on my first steps. Thank you so much for all)

[davidburchettephotography]

Joined August 14, 2015. You haven’t disappointed at any time. I’ve learned a great deal. Thank you Trevor!

[rickbohart]

Thank you so much for what you've done and are doing. As old (78) beginner, your videos have been one of the best sources of info. Congrats on 100k doing Astrobackyard full time. You, Ashley and RUDY deserve the best of everything.

[tacomaastro]

Just watched this again for a refresher, first viewed your channel at 78K... now you're at 222K and blowing the roof off of it... congrats and thanks for all the input ( short circuit ) :)

[garycrumrine]

It is so nice to see your videos and not feel sorry for you dealing so much with the cold. Also like to see you smile now that you are married. It has been a great journey living the dream through your videos. I think as we grow old we put together a list of those we would love to meet... you are on that list. Dark Skies.

[thethirdman]

Every now and again I come across a video that I can really learn from. This was excellent. Thanks. Subscribed… at 500K 😁

[greglight]

So excited for the next clear sky night. You're vids are so informative

[christopherridgway]

I know a few astro nuts who are also into drumming (myself included). I wonder if it's coincidence or if there is a predisposition scientifically for the way our brains work? Ha! In any case, I'm late to the party with respect to when I started following you. I've been doing this about a year now. In one of your early videos, you mentioned that it took you 6 months to produce a nice image. I thought that was crazy at first. I've been proud of every image I've produced. Until the next one. Then i looked back at my first images and understood what you meant. Keep up the great work. Love the informative videos. Super helpful! Clear skies.

[warrengarro]

Very instructive about the image processing that is required to enhance or isolate from the background the objects we want to see. I have to say one of the first impressions we get is that we can see every object in the sky using our naked eyes with a telescope and obtain the same quality view of the photos we see in books, documentaries, you name it. But once we see instructional videos like this, we also learn there exists instrumentation we can use to enhance our capacity to see beyond our nature given limits, the visible spectrum plus some personal visual acuity issues but it is always awesome and some times breathtaking what we discover at making it visible.

[howardbond]

Hi Trevor
Thanks I understand narrowband filters and their use so much better!!
Clear Skies

[dilipsharan]

I have been enjoying your videos since 2017. Also enjoy the contributions from Astro dog! He's so good around tripods and mounts. Know not to knock em over unlike some daft dogs

[danbernt]

Hey a great intro to narrow-band. Full of essential information once again delivered with your punchy informative style. I always look forward to your up coming videos.

[Idgafmf]

Just picked up that the background music during the processing portion is from Mass Effect!

"Probe Deployed"
"Anomaly Detected!"

Great game, great video! Thanks for the narrowband explanation and tips

[AnalogMonoxide]

Haha, I'm playing the ME trilogy again lately, and my ears perked up at the background music.
Thanks for the videos, great channel.

[babakdayyani]

Love the drum kit at the corner of the room. Great job Trevor.