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This is first pass really, and the edges in particular are very messy. I suspect that with better flats, I'll be able to salvage something better. Approx 4 hours worth of integration from lights captured by both Redcat 51 and SW 80ED Pro. Integrated in Astro Pixel Processor and processed in Photoshop (with Astro Flat Pro). Redcat 51 scope SW 80ED Pro scope ASI294mc pro -10C unity gain EQ6-R ASIair pro Tony

Finally got round to processing this with the added data from the second night. 38 x 180s subs (best of 45) plus calibration Integrated in Astro Pixel Processor as HaOIII- Colour this time. Processed in starnet++, Photoshop and Topaz Denoise AI. SW 80ED with L-eNhance filter ASI294mc pro ASIair pro EQ6-R Tony

Cheers Steve. 😊

Thanks Michael, had a lot of fun capturing this, looking forward to adding more panes. 🙂 Tony

For all you faint&fuzzy hunters, there's quite a few in this one if you look at it full size. 🙂 Left this in landscape as it's easier to navigate, even if it was captured in portrait (as a mosaic). 4 panes, each consisting of 20 x 180s subs plus calibration. Integrated in Astro Pixel Processor and processed in Photoshop (with Topaz Denoise and Astro Flat Pro) I changed tack for this little project, swapping over imaging duties from the 80ED to the Redcat 51. The 80ED now becoming a very effective big old guide-scope. This is just Part 1 really, as I'd like to expand the panes in all directions, and also need to sort the mosaic integration properly; this is really just a quick and dirty stab as I couldn't wait to see how it might turn out. WO Redcat 51 Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro ASIair pro EQ6-R Tony

Added another 2 hours of data last night, so combined that with the 5 hours from previous sessions and integrated in Astro Pixel Processor. Processed in APP & Photoshop CC SW 80ED Pro Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro ASIair pro EQ6-R Tony

Thank you Steve! 😊

Thanks! 🙂

Final capture from last night's session. 3 Hours worth of 180s subs plus calibration Processed in APP and Photoshop CC (with topaz Denoise and Astro Flat Pro) SW 80ED Pro Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro ASIair pro EQ6-R

First of last night's three captures to be processed. 45 x 180s subs plus calibration (need to sort my flats out though) Integration and Light Pollution Removal in Astro Pixel Processor Processing in Photoshop CC (with Topaz Denoise and Astro Flat Pro) Skywatcher 80ED Pro Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro at -10C unity gain ASIair pro for capture EQ6-r mount Clear skies all, Tony

A quick grab from last night. Only about 27 x 180s subs which were full of dust bunnies and stuff that didn't get calibrated out. Processed with APP & Photoshop (plus Topaz DN & Astro Flat Pro) SW 80ED & L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro EQ6-R ASIAir Pro

Final grab from last night. 2 hours worth of 120s subs plus calibration Processed in APP and Photoshop CC SW 80ED and Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro EQ6-R ASIair pro

Part of an opportunistic grab last night, before having a go at M3. Just 30 x 180s subs (used about 27) plus calibration. Need to do some cleaning though as there was serious dust bunnies that couldn't be calibrated out. Processed in Astro Pixel Processor & Photoshop (with Topaz Denoise and Astro Flat Pro) Skywatcher 80ED Pro with Optolong L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro EQ6-R ASIair Pro

Thanks all! 😊

Really can't complain about capturing anything given the conditions this one was captured under. Almost Full Moon, strong winds and a two-hour window of opportunity from my balcony before it disappeared. 🙂 Still wish I'd done it under a slightly less challenging environment earlier in the month though. Just under 2 hours worth of 180s subs plus calibration. Processed as Ha & OIII extracts in Astro Pixel Processor, then combined as RGB. Star layer in starnet++ Processing in Photoshop CC and Topaz Denoise AI SW 80ED and Optolong l-eNhance filter ASI294mc pro -10C unity gain ASIair pro EQ6-R Tony

Thanks all! 🙂

Thanks guys! I like capturing some galaxies in the wide-field precisely for this reason 😊 I’ve tried not to lose any faint fuzzies in star reduction too.

Thank you 😊

Actually captured nearly 6 hours worth over 3 nights but dropped the integration down to 4 hours as I wasn't happy with the quality of the stars. I thought less might be more in this case! It's never going to be detailed given the scope and camera but it's all good practice. Had to do a lot of cleaning up (need to have a look at my L-Pro filter) but it's not like there's any imaging that can be done given the current weather, so I'm happy to noodle around on processing at the moment. 4 hours worth of 180s subs plus calibration. SW 80ED with L-Pro filter ASI294mc pro EQ6-R ASIair pro Integrated and light-pollution cleaning with Astro Pixel Processor Processing with starnet++, Topaz Denoise AI and Photoshop CC Tony

Reprocessed this in an unsuccessful attempt to blend the two panes seamlessly. I did use better calibration files this time though. Although the colours are not as 'in your face' in this version, I prefer the star-handling and I think overall, I prefer it. The cropped picture is essentially the 80ED capture. Tony

Thank you very much! 🙂

The Leo Triplet of galaxies. Grabbed 2.5hrs worth of this last night but focus was a bit iffy as I'd just been capturing in narrowband and hadn't adjusted. SW 80ED, L-pro filter, ASI294mc pro, EQ6-R Integrated in Astro Pixel Processor, processed in Photoshop CC and Topaz Denoise AI. Also had to process with no flats as my L-pro flats are dodgy and need redoing. Put spikes in this one but have a version without too. Tony

Thought I'd have a go at integrating the combined captures of different sessions with two scopes, one being a fairly wide field with the Redcat, the other a more detailed capture using the Skywatcher 80ED. Astro Pixel Processor did a pretty good job of integrating the results but I didn't really have the patience to do it properly after two attempts using Local Normalisation Correction. I cut my losses and processed what I had so far. Clearing up light pollution and then running starnet++ to seperate the star and starless layers after using Topaz Denoise AI to clean up the image first. Then processed the starless to clean up the obvious joins and bring out the colour and detail. I ran a Match colour saturation and then used curves to reduce the star layer before meging back with the starless image. Final process using High Pass, Contrast and Topaz DN. This is approx 3.5 hours worth of lights with both WO Redcat 51 and SW 80ED ASI294mc pro at -10C unity gain Optolong L-pro filter Star Adventurer & EQ6-R mounts respectively All data captured using ZWO ASIAir Pro Integrated in Astro Pixel Processor. Processed in Photoshop CC Tony

Finally got round to combining the RGB & HaOIII lights I captured with the WO Redcat 51 last Summer/Autumn. Two integrations done in Astro Pixel Processor, one for RGB (Optolong l-Pro), and one for Ha-extract (from Optolong l-eNhance). Recombined as HaRGB 1 in Astro Pixel Processor (after Registering the two fits files together) Processed in starnet++, Photoshop, and Topaz Denoise AI Tony

Actually quite pleased with this one... Used AstroEd's Split Complimentary technique to recombine Ha, OIII and (false) SII, then did a little bit of Selective Colour to bring out the cyan a bit more. Then used starnet++ to create starless version. Cleaned up both Star Layer and starless, as much as possible. Brought out the colours on nebula image before remerging with reduced star layer. General de-noise and cropping to remove the dodgy boundaries before a final saturation boost. I quite like the fiery aspect. Tony