First Light FLT 91 - Soul Nebula

[Taman]

IC 1848, The Soul Nebula also known as Westerhout 5. Emission nebula located in Cassiopeia about 7,500 light years away.

Modified Ha and Oiii based on Steve Cannistra's bi-colour technique.

This was meant to be a quick test of the optics, but it turned into 3 nights of imaging! It could probably do with more time on Oiii but the weather has beaten me again. 

This is the longest I've spent on a single target so far. 86 x 360s H-alpha, 57 x 360s Oiii. Total exposure time 14h 18m.

William Optics Fluorostar 91, ZWO ASI294MM Pro.

Thanks for looking!

CS, Tony.

Edited January 27, 2022 by Taman

[simmo39]

Nice first light!

[Taman]

1 minute ago, simmo39 said:

Nice first light!

Thank you!

[Rodd]

Looks great.  resolution is sharp.  Processed well.

[Taman]

22 minutes ago, Rodd said:

Looks great.  resolution is sharp.  Processed well.

Thanks Rodd, I'm really pleased with the new scope.

Tony.

[Shibby]

Superb! Framed everything in nicely - is it a mosaic? Also, have you tried it in HOO?

[Trevor N]

That's a cracker !! Very fine detail 

[Taman]

9 hours ago, Shibby said:

Superb! Framed everything in nicely - is it a mosaic? Also, have you tried it in HOO?

Thanks Shibby, no, it's full frame with the 0.8x reducer at 432mm.

Here's a straight HOO version for comparison, I've just turned the strong magenta down a bit! I think I prefer the original version which creates a transition (synthetic green), between the two colours. What do you think?

Tony.

[Taman]

8 hours ago, Trevor N said:

That's a cracker !! Very fine detail 

Thanks Trevor!