M51 from Lancashire

[fireballxl5]

M51 imaged back in March using my RC6 and ASI533MC camera.

I left the raw data unprocessed until now as stacking the best 50 of 60 300s subs showed that it needed some work - there was a strong gradient and severe dust bunnies to deal with (flats taken but not so effective for some reason).

The release of BlurXTerminator (AI-based deconvolution tool) that is a current Hot Topic lol prompted me to find some data to test it with. So here's a cropped picture of M51 using this tool to bring out some fine detail. I think that it works rather well:)

RC6 - Flattener - ASI533MC Pro - IDAS D2 LPF - RST135E

50x300s

Processed in PI

Edited December 18, 2022 by fireballxl5
inserted image:)

[cajen2]

Gorgeous, FB.