Stuf1978 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 This is a work in progress as I'd like at least double the integration time. Having said that, the data looks promising so far 😁 Taken with a WO Redcat, ZWO ASI 294MC Pro and Optolong L-eXtreme guided on a HEQ5 Pro from my Bortle 8 garden. 48x300 second subs (4 hours). Stacked in Siril with Ha and O3 extraction. Each channel was autostreched in Siril and transferred to Photoshop. The Ha was assigned to the red channel and O3 assigned to the blue and green. The stars were then removed in starnet++ and the nebula processed as normal in Photoshop and then the star layer was added back in 😃 Critique welcome 😃 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustang Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Very nice 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rustang said: Very nice 👏 Thanks mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooth_dr Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Totally agree, that is a fantastic version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike73 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Very striking image, its got an almost hollow/tunnel like effect as it goes into the centre oiii. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, tooth_dr said: Totally agree, that is a fantastic version 17 minutes ago, Mike73 said: Very striking image, its got an almost hollow/tunnel like effect as it goes into the centre oiii. Thanks chaps 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Beautiful processing. The fact that it was a complex processing procedure is totally invisible in the image, which looks blissfully natural and effortless. The nebula is delightfully lit and the powdery little stars let it speak out. This really is an admirable piece of work. Bravo. Olly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Yes, lovely image and perfect processing! By the way, your FOV is wide enough to include a very unusual PN (PN G100.4+04.6) to the right of the nebula that recently happened to be highlighted by two independent posts on Astrobin by Gary Imm and Peter Goodhew. See if you can find it: https://www.astrobin.com/0dolq1/ https://www.astrobin.com/f2pr5t/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teoria_del_big_bang Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Superb 🙂 Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin-Devon Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Agreed, a beautiful version here, looks very natural and not over-cooked, Great job! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Yes, up there with the best of them👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, ollypenrice said: Beautiful processing. The fact that it was a complex processing procedure is totally invisible in the image, which looks blissfully natural and effortless. The nebula is delightfully lit and the powdery little stars let it speak out. This really is an admirable piece of work. Bravo. Olly Thank you, it's appreciated. One thing that bugs me with the L-eXtreme is non natural star colour and halos around bigger stars (the Garnet Star in this case). I should really add some RGB stars data into my L-eXtreme images 47 minutes ago, gorann said: Yes, lovely image and perfect processing! By the way, your FOV is wide enough to include a very unusual PN (PN G100.4+04.6) to the right of the nebula that recently happened to be highlighted by two independent posts on Astrobin by Gary Imm and Peter Goodhew. See if you can find it: https://www.astrobin.com/0dolq1/ https://www.astrobin.com/f2pr5t/ Thank you, high praise indeed. I still think more data is needed to iron out a little bit of the noise Wow, I never knew about that PN and looking at the image full scale I do believe I got it. See the attached crop below 38 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said: Superb 🙂 Steve Thank you 16 minutes ago, Martin-Devon said: Agreed, a beautiful version here, looks very natural and not over-cooked, Great job! Martin Thanks very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 Just now, tomato said: Yes, up there with the best of them👍 Thank you 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Yes, you clearly have that odd PN! Edited October 2, 2021 by gorann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 minute ago, gorann said: Yes, you clearly have it! It's pretty small, would never have noticed it if you hadn't pointed it out 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irtuk Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Beyond amazing something for me to aim for. I have been shooting IC1396 and finally managed to get something I was happy with that I just posted, but this is inspirational Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuf1978 Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, irtuk said: Beyond amazing something for me to aim for. I have been shooting IC1396 and finally managed to get something I was happy with that I just posted, but this is inspirational Ed Thank you, that's very kind 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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