From VdB 31 to Barnard 24 in Auriga

[gorann]

Here is a bunch of Barnard and VdB nebulae in Auriga taken under rather poor seeing conditions, making the processing challenging. I throw out half of the subs and let the image rest for a while, but fighting an uncomfortable -16°C during the data acquisition while watching a miserable guide curve convinced me that I should try to do my best to get a presentable image out of the data.

Data collected the night 12-13 Feb with the RASA8 and ASI2600MC without filter. 41 x 4 min subs were usable so only 2.7 hours. Stacked in PI and processed in PS and PI.

I include a screen-grab from Astrobin showing the designation of the objects.

[Scooot]

That’s a lovely image, beautiful colours. The nebulae are stunning.  

[gorann]

12 minutes ago, Scooot said:

That’s a lovely image, beautiful colours. The nebulae are stunning.  

Thanks a lot Richard, you are too kind!