Struggling With This Data

[russellhq]

Struggling to get the nebula to come out in this stack:

https://www.dropbox....ja/M45_HQ+F.rar

This is the best I could get (very noisy).

20 lights 2min30s with flats and darks.

Don't know if it's just my processing or not enough data or just the moon washing it out?

[Daniel-K]

You seem to have a bit a red gradient is that amp glow? Also for the amount of data you have I reckon that's the best you will get there's a fair bit there though. As for the noise you need more SNR and it will start to go collimation looks good though

[russellhq]

I know what you're saying about the SNR, but I took this with just half the data and there's a lot more of the blue stuff

[Daniel-K]

i have to disagree theres more nebula in the first picture but the second is processed better, maybe the sky conditions was not as good as the above picture as i have found out recently murky skys introduces a lot of noise and wash's out fine detail

[russellhq]

The first picture was taken with the moon out (about 80-90% if I remember), maybe that's what's stopping me processing it as well as the other one.

[russellhq]

OK, this is my last time processing this data, honest!