NGC 2403 intermediary state

[Rodd]

I have been away for a month in Australia (amazing to see Orion at zenith - inverted, of course!) and prior to that it was cloudy for months, so this image has not been completed.  I have a good Ha and red channel, what I think is a fairly poor green channel, and no blue or lum.  So I used blue data I captured with the FSQ 106 a few years ago to see if it would yield a respectable image.  Jury's still out.   The blue through it out of whack a bit, both in teh galaxy and stars.  If I have time to capture TOA blue and lum (and maybe better green), I think it might develope into a decent image.   

TOA 130 with .99x flattener and ASI 1600.  Red: 92 120 sec and 90 10 sec; Green 196 120 sec and 90 10sec; Ha 176 300 sec; Blue-FSQ data 60 120 sec.

 

Edited February 24 by Rodd

[Gabrielwiklund]

I like this image, it's stunning but real and natural at the same time!

Edited February 25 by Gabrielwiklund

[Rodd]

5 hours ago, Gabrielwiklund said:

I like this image, it's stunning but real and natural at the same time!

Thanks, Gabriel.  It will be interesting to see if TOA blue data will make a noticeable difference.