Cygnus Wall from the city centre...

[AMcD]

An image of the Cygnus Wall in NGC7000 taken from Worcester city centre with a QHY8 and an Optolong L-Extreme filter using a TS 152 achromatic refractor mounted on a Losmandy G11.  Three and a half hours of 5 min subframes.  Acquired using SGPro, guided using PHD2, stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop.  Constructive criticism very welcome...

 

[Lee_P]

There's some good detail in there! It looks quite purple / pink, it might be worth adjusting the colours slightly? Unless that's the look you're going for  A longer integration time would help to reduce noise levels too. It's a good shot though, and as a fellow city-imager I appreciate the added challenges that brings 😅

[AMcD]

Many thanks for the feedback Lee, which is much appreciated.  I am planning further integrations tonight if the forecast clear skies arrive after midnight to combine with my current data.  With respect to the colour, I find the question objective "truth" versus subjective preference one of the hardest to answer when processing.  This version represents my subjective preference.  I will play around with the colour again once I have more data.  Finally, it has just occurred to me that the picture rather resembles a Labrador looking up, lovingly, at its owner...😃  Thanks again for the comments.

[AstroMuni]

4 hours ago, AMcD said:

An image of the Cygnus Wall in NGC7000 taken from Worcester city centre

Beautiful

[JeremyS]

Super 👍🏻

[Lee_P]

8 hours ago, AMcD said:

 Finally, it has just occurred to me that the picture rather resembles a Labrador looking up, lovingly, at its owner...😃  

Now I'll never see this as anything else 😂

[JeremyS]

9 hours ago, AMcD said:

Many thanks for the feedback Lee, which is much appreciated.  I am planning further integrations tonight if the forecast clear skies arrive after midnight to combine with my current data.  With respect to the colour, I find the question objective "truth" versus subjective preference one of the hardest to answer when processing.  This version represents my subjective preference.  I will play around with the colour again once I have more data.  Finally, it has just occurred to me that the picture rather resembles a Labrador looking up, lovingly, at its owner...😃  Thanks again for the comments.

That resemblance is indeed uncanny 😊

[Richard_]

Nicely done! There's a good contrast in the dark to light regions which looks great. Like Lee mentions, get a few more hours of integration and the noise level will improve quite a bit.