More Cave Nebula - a little closer with the 200PDS

[Erling G-P]

I'm endlessly fascinated by this area of the sky; all the different elements packed into it is really remarkable.  This is two nights worth of data. Camera has been turned 90º compared to my earlier shot with the 130PDS. 

I'm finding it difficult to process and have by now quite a few versions of it, with this being my best yet.  Thinking of turning the camera back the 90º for another attempt, as that might be a better framing after all, but weather is as always looking sketchy for the coming days.

Total integration time:  205 x 3 min = 615 min / 10.25 hours at -20ºC.   Darks, flats & bias used.

Details: SW 200PDS w/SW 0.9 CC, HEQ5 Pro w/ADM saddle & Rowan belt mod, Canon 700Da cooled, Staraid Revolution autoguider. Stacked with DSS, processed with Astroart 6 & Topaz DeNoise.

Thanks for looking.

[Allinthehead]

A very striking image full of colour and vibrance with some great details on the right hand side. I agree turning the camera to get more of the nebula into the frame would be the way to go.

[ollypenrice]

Easy to like this one. I suspect a colour gradient with green dropping off towards the left hand side since that side becomes increasingly magenta. The colour balance on the right hand side looks superb.

Olly

[Erling G-P]

Thanks for the comments - and for the likes.

You're on to something Olly - I found the right hand side to have bit of a greenish cast, so toned green down just a little with colour curves, but that may have made green lacking in the left hand side.  Maybe I should try with masks, to only apply it to the right side.