A few stars in Cassiopeia & Perseus

[geeklee]

I have a few projects going at the moment in broadband and narrowband but with the challenging clear skies over the past 2-3 months I've also snagged the occasional star filled image.  These made the most of a big moon or a break in clouds that wasn't likely to continue.

I hope there's something for you to enjoy across the images.

Here's a 6 pane mosaic - around 30 minutes per pane, with one pane sadly, affected by cloud.  SharpStar 13028HNT and ASI533MC-Pro.

Stock 2 is in the top left.

Here's a familiar image - the Double Cluster in Perseus (NGC 869 and NGC 884).  This is 120 x 60s (2 hours).  SharpStar 13028HNT and ASI533MC-Pro.

Finally, here's the Owl cluster in Cassiopeia (NGC 457).  This is 34 x 60s (34 mins).  SW 150-PDS and ASI533MC-Pro.

All pre-processed in APP and processed in PixInsight.

Thanks for looking.

Edited December 20, 2022 by geeklee

[ONIKKINEN]

Sea of stars, love to see it. Star clusters and starfields are underrated in the imaging world imo.

[ParallaxPete]

Lovely sparkly images🙂. You process your stars a hell of a lot better than I do! Your Owl cluster image is outstanding.

[MalcolmM]

Fabulous! I especially like the wide field of Cassiopeia with all the star clusters. Brilliant!

Malcolm 

[callisto]

Lovely... just lovely 

 

Mark.

[geeklee]

Thanks for all the supportive comments @ONIKKINEN @ParallaxPete @MalcolmM @callisto 🙂

14 hours ago, ParallaxPete said:

You process your stars a hell of a lot better than I do! Your Owl cluster image is outstanding.

Thanks again Pete.  Like most of AP, everyone has a style they like - whether its star count & size, nebulosity, contrast etc.  I know these stars aren't perfect or to everyones taste but they work for me for different reasons across each image.

Edited December 21, 2022 by geeklee