Nice work DrDre.
I apologise upfront for being slack, I still do not have internet at the new residence, so can't easily do the required reading, but are you using something similar to the probability density function I posted a few years back, or are you using a different method? The ability to use a very different reference frame makes me think you are using something else.
I'll bounce you a PM, I have some other colour recovery algorithms I'd like to discuss with you.