Iris RGB... First one for ages!

[StargeezerTim]

What with two moves and the ups and downs of life, this is my first post for well over a year.

And like a fool, I chose my nemesis, the Iris nebula to get back in the saddle and ended up producing my longest exposure, 13 hours over 3 nights, ever!

Star 71, 100D. 6 hours of 10 minute exposures with UHC filter, iso 1600, and seven hours of 5 min exposure, iso 400, no filters. Flats and bias, dithered.

I have always found this one difficult to process... but it's my best attempt at Iris so far... DSS and PS used to stack and process the subs.

 

[tooth_dr]

55 minutes ago, StargeezerTim said:

What with two moves and the ups and downs of life, this is my first post for well over a year.

And like a fool, I chose my nemesis, the Iris nebula to get back in the saddle and ended up producing my longest exposure, 13 hours over 3 nights, ever!

Star 71, 100D. 6 hours of 10 minute exposures with UHC filter, iso 1600, and seven hours of 5 min exposure, iso 400, no filters. Flats and bias, dithered.

I have always found this one difficult to process... but it's my best attempt at Iris so far... DSS and PS used to stack and process the subs.

 

Great to see you imaging again. Superb FOV for this target 👍🏼👍🏼

[Zummerzet_Leveller]

Nice to see what can be achieved with the 100D.  Great image.

[geeklee]

That looks great @StargeezerTim  Love the star field surrounding the Iris - especially the colours.

[CCD Imager]

Worth the time and effort, Great image

Adrian

[wimvb]

Nice to see you back here, hope all is well. This is a great comeback you present here. 👍

[StargeezerTim]

2 hours ago, wimvb said:

Nice to see you back here, hope all is well. This is a great comeback you present here. 👍

Thanks,

Life has just been 'life'! 😂

And the weather is just being 'weather'. Don't know when the next clear night will be! 🤔