The Flaming Star Nebula
I shot this object in a few different ways. Here’s how it looks in pure “LRGB” light – how it would appear to the eye in its natural wavelengths, if your eyes could detect color on something so dim!
And here’s a narrowband take on this same object. Notice that the structure of its core is a little different in this view; we’re only seeing ionized gases emitting their own light in this “Hubble palette” image of ionized Hydrogen, Sulphur, and Oxygen.
And just for artistic purposes, here’s that same image with the stars removed. This makes it seem a little more abstract and artsy:
