Pismis 4

[MeyGray3833]

Howdy.

I got out of my depth on this one, surprisingly hard to process and the colour data was rubbish, not to mention all the other stuff that is wrong with the image! We are our own worst critics!

Anyway, the image is loosely centered on open cluster Pismis 4 backed by part of the Vela Supernova Remnant.

Telescope: William Optics FLT132

Guide Scope: QHY OAG

Camera: QHY9 Mono @ -20c

Filter Wheel: QHY 7 position Ultra Slim

Filters: QHY 36mm unmounted L R G B HA OIII SII

Guide Camera: QHY5L-II

Mount: AZ-EQ6

Mount Control: EQASCOM

Focusing: SharpSky Pro and Sequence Generator Pro 3 (automated)

Bahtinov Mask: Yes (initial focus)

Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro 3

Guiding Software: PHD2

Calibration and Stacking Software: PixInsight

Processing Software: PixInsight

Number and Type of Data Frames: L= 18X10 min, R= 6x7 min, G= 6x7 min, B= 6x7 min

Ha= x , SII= x , OIII= x .

Binning: 1x1

Total Image Time: 306 minutes

Location: Lockleys Observatory B, Tanunda, Sth Australia

Light Box by Exfso

 

Thanks for looking.

 

 

 

[Ronclarke]

Very impressive, the colours look just right to me but must have PITA to process..

 

Cheers

Ron

[MeyGray3833]

It doesn't seem to matter how I process the image it always looks like I hit it with the sledge hammer. I do not seem to be able to finesse  it.

Thanks for taking a look and thanks for the likes from the others.

Cheers!