North America And Pelican HaRgb

[Allinthehead]

Hi all, another that needs no introduction but i'll give it a small one.  Ngc 7000 and IC 5070 discovered by William Herschel on October 24, 1786, from Slough, England, are part of the same interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen. It was first photographed by Max Wolf on December 12, 1890. Thought to be about 1,600 ly from earth, although the precise distance is unknown as is the source of the light that makes it visible. Possibly the star Deneb.

Stacked in App, Processed in App, PI, and PS. 3hrs Rgb, 5hrs Ha.

Imaging telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 130d

Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Zwo Asi 071

Guiding telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 130d

Software:Sequence Generator Pro Seqence Generator Pro

Filter:Astrodon 5nm Ha

Resolution: 4919x3264

Dates: May 10, 2017,  May 16, 2018

Frames: 
80x150" (gain: 50.00) -20C 
Astrodon 5nm Ha: 287x60" (gain: 399.00) -20C

Integration: 8.1 hours

Darks: ~40

Flats: ~50

Bias: ~50

Avg. Moon age: 7.76 days

Avg. Moon phase: 50.63%

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00

RA center: 314.212 degrees

DEC center: 44.239 degrees

Pixel scale: 2.295 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 2.311 degrees

Field radius: 1.882 degrees

Locations: Back Garden, Cork, Ireland

Thanks for looking, Richard.

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[MarsG76]

Fantastic result.. I like how it's very detailed complete with subtle features and not over saturated.

[Allinthehead]

42 minutes ago, MarsG76 said:

Fantastic result.. I like how it's very detailed complete with subtle features and not over saturated.

Thanks Mars. I appreciate the feedback. Always a fine line with colour. Too little and it looks anemic. Too much and it looks fake.

[MarsG76]

4 minutes ago, Allinthehead said:

Thanks Mars. I appreciate the feedback. Always a fine line with colour. Too little and it looks anemic. Too much and it looks fake.

Exactly... but I like your levels 

[MikeODay]

Lovely image Richard; I love the colours and glow of the stars  

 

[Allinthehead]

11 hours ago, MikeODay said:

Lovely image Richard; I love the colours and glow of the stars  

 

Thanks Mike. Hopefully i haven't ruined the glow of the stars as i had another go.

[Guest]

Excellent star colours and real depth to the image especially in the northern part of North America but also in the Gulf :-)

David

[Allinthehead]

21 hours ago, David_L said:

Excellent star colours and real depth to the image especially in the northern part of North America but also in the Gulf :-)

David

Thanks David.