Black Eye Galaxy first attempt

[pyrasanth]

As some of you may know I have had a constant battle with light polluted skies & I worked on a technique of putting a light pollution filter in front of the LRGB filters that I image with. I continue to refine the technique & work with the features in CCDstack to eliminate noise & light pollution. The image below is a work in progress &  it's taken 4 miles from Birmingham Airport under 4 sodium street lamps. I will pack a bit more data into the image & re-post.

Let me know what you think!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Not bad at all! The curious shape of the Black Eye Galaxy is clearly defined

[pyrasanth]

Thanks Michael- I'm going to be shooting another 6 hours of subs tonight if the weather permits. I might try a bit of HA & see if anything is captured in the HA channel then I can blend it in but I'm not sure if there is any HA in this object!

[pyrasanth]

I packed a bit more data into the image & it continues to improve.

[pyrasanth]

A slightly colour enhanced version: