The Cacoon....at last

[Rodd]

This image represents the most improved of all data sets for me.  I collecetd the data years ago and have not been able to process it very well at all.  Not much more needs to be said.  I am posting the before and after images. The "original" is far from the original--it represented the best I could do after near countless attempts.  Most of the early attempts hd no dust at all, except for a hint of shadow at the darkest points. At least some dust is visible in the original. There is no Ha in this image.  Next time I'm thinking 20 hours with Ha.

FSQ 106 with .6x reducer and ASI 1600 LRGB about 6 hours.

Original

New

 

Edited October 29, 2023 by Rodd

[ollypenrice]

Dramatic improvement. The processing of dense starfields has been transformed.

Olly

[Rodd]

2 minutes ago, ollypenrice said:

Dramatic improvement. The processing of dense starfields has been transformed.

Olly

Indeed.