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<h1>Colour images</h1>
<p>
How to create of images in natural colours with standard photometric filters.
</p>
<h1>Dumbbell nebula in colours</h1>
<p>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell_Nebula">Dumbbell nebula</a>
(M 27) is a planetary nebula in Saggita constellation. Dumbbell is
one from favourite objects for small telescopes, although its colours are
too dim for visual observers.
</p>
<h2>Sample Data</h2>
<p>
A sample data are available as
<a href="https://integral.physics.muni.cz/ftp/munipack/munipack-data-m27.tar.gz">munipack-data-m27.tar.gz</a>.
Save it to arbitrary directory (for example <samp>/tmp/</samp>) like:
</p>
<pre>
$ cd /tmp
$ tar zxf munipack-data-m27.tar.gz
$ cd munipack-data-m27/
</pre>
<p>
The directory <samp>munipack-data-m27/</samp> contains exposures in
the instrumental colour system (nearly Johnson) in BVR filters and
corresponding dark frames. B filter exposures has duration 60 seconds.
Both V and R filter exposures has 40 seconds. Flat-fields frames
are not available.
</p>
<h2>Data Processing</h2>
<p>
There is a complete list of Munipack's commands
for composing of colour frame of Dumbbell nebula.
This part prepares frames:
</p>
<h3>Corrections</h3>
<p>
Prepare correction frames and pre-correct object's frames.
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack dark -o d60.fits d60_*.fits
$ munipack phcorr -dark d60.fits m27_*B.fits
$ munipack dark -o d40.fits d40_*.fits
$ munipack phcorr -dark d40.fits m27_*[VR].fits
</pre>
<h3>Stars detection and photometry</h3>
<pre>
$ munipack find m27_*.fits
$ munipack aphot m27_*.fits
</pre>
<p>To check detected stars and its preliminary photometry, run xmunipack:</p>
<pre>
$ xmunipack m27_01R.fits
</pre>
<h3>Catalogue</h3>
<p>
Search the reference astrometry catalogue around Dumbbell's position
(required for astrometry calibration) in Virtual Observatory:
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack cone -r 0.1 --magmin 10 --magmax 13 -- 299.87 22.71
</pre>
<h3>Astrometry</h3>
<p>Prepare the astrometric calibration of images</p>
<pre>
$ munipack astrometry m27_*.fits
</pre>
<h3>Stack images</h3>
<p>Specify centre of projection of the output image. A good choice is
a point near of centre of object; also the centre of a selected frame
can be recommended. We has chooses <i>α</i>=299.9° and <i>δ</i>=22.72°.
The specification of the common centre of projection (--rcen, --dcen)
for all frames is important for correct alignment of all particular frames.
</p>
<p>
We are merging all images in single filter to get a deeper exposure:
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack kombine -o m27_B.fits --rcen 299.9 --dcen 22.72 m27_*B.fits
$ munipack kombine -o m27_V.fits --rcen 299.9 --dcen 22.72 m27_*V.fits
$ munipack kombine -o m27_R.fits --rcen 299.9 --dcen 22.72 m27_*R.fits
</pre>
<h3>Photometry calibration</h3>
<p>
To get proper colours, the final frames must be calibrated
(this adds suffix <samp>_cal</samp> to original filenames):
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack find m27_?.fits
$ munipack aphot m27_?.fits
$ for F in B V R; do
munipack phcal --verbose --photsys-ref Johnson --area 0.2 -c cone.fits \
-f $F --col-mag ${F}mag --col-magerr e_${F}mag m27_${F}.fits
done
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<h2>Colouring</h2>
<p>
Once data are kombined into a deep exposure frames, everything
is prepared for colouring.
</p>
<p>
A direct way to compose a frame in natural colours is to select
a white star, the star with its colour index near zero:
our suitable white star is at pixel coordinates (391,54):
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack colouring --white-star 391,54 m27_B.fits m27_V.fits m27_R.fits
</pre>
<p>
It leaves frame in <samp>colouring.fits</samp>. Be carefull, result
does depends on proper choice of the white star. Option
<samp>--white-radius</samp>, and <samp>--backs</samp>
can be used for fine tuning.
</p>
<p>
More simple way is offered by calibrated frames:
</p>
<pre>
$ munipack colouring m27_B_cal.fits m27_V_cal.fits m27_R_cal.fits
</pre>
<p>
The photometry calibration of frames does job for us,
the calibrated frames has balanced the white, by definition.
</p>
<div class="twocolumn">
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<figure>
<img class="figure" src="color-best.png" alt="M27.png" title="Dumbell in Colours">
<figcaption>Dumbbell nebula presented in natural colours</figcaption>
</figure>
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<figure>
<img class="figure" src="color-scotopic.png" alt="M27.png" title="Dumbell in Night">
<figcaption>Dumbbell nebula shown in grayscales simulating perception
by a visual observer adapted to low-light conditions.</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
</div>
<h2>Astrophysical background</h2>
<p>
The output image nicely shows regions where radiation by forbidden lines
dominates (green) and Hα regions heated by shock-waves (red).
</p>
<p>
Also, try how this image would be visible by human vision at night,
when colour vision receptors (rods) is not activated.
The appearance will be similar to visual sights.
Use xmunipack and Tune->Colour_menu, or try helper utility:
</p>
<pre>
$ fitspng -l 100,7e3 m27.fits
$ fitspng -l 100,7e3 -n 1e9,1e3 m27.fits
</pre>
<p>
The image, by scotopic vision, is near to the pictures drawn
by observers from the past, and looks more like a dumbbell.
</p>
<h2>See Also</h2>
<p>
Manuals:
<a href="man_colouring.html">Colouring</a>,
<a href="man_kombine.html">Kombine</a>,
<a href="man_astrometry.html">Astrometry</a>,
<a href="man_aphot.html">Aperture Photometry</a>,
<a href="man_phcorr.html">Photometry pre-corrections</a>.
</p>
<p>
Tutorial:
<a href="kombitut.html">Image Compositions</a> and
the shell script <a href="m27.sh">m27.sh</a>.
</p>
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