M27 by the light of the Moon

[tomato]

No you shouldn't image DSOs when there is a full moon up, but I can't let a clear night go to waste. This is just 135 mins of LRGB taken with the dual Esprit 150/ASI 178 'Close In' rig. Calibrated and stacked in APP, processed in StarTools and AP. One set of subs  was hit by Starlink, my first encounter with EM's project, but APP sorted them out, no problem.

L 24 x 3 mins

RGB 7 x 3 mins each

Imaging at 0.94 arcsec per pixel, guiding at 0.5-0.6 arcsec total RMS, guiding was improving as the object climbed higher in the sky.

Thanks for looking

 

[wimvb]

Very nice indeed, despite mr Musks efforts.

Will you collect Ha or try to bring out the outer structures?

[Mick J]

That's really nice, thanks.

[geeklee]

Excellent @tomatoAwesome close up of M27 and the initial sets of outer layers showing really clearly.  Great still seeing images like this in late May... and the moon just to keep things interesting!

[tomato]

Thanks for the comments, I do intend to add some more data in collaboration with @Tomatobro, when M27 climbs a bit higher in the sky.

I thought the original attachment was a bit pink on my iPad so have had another go at the processing: