Bode's Galaxy + (a bit of IFN)

[AstroGS]

With average moon luminosity of 80%-90% and with the south part of the sky almost fully covered, I had to choose a target as opposite as possible and decided to go for M81 & M82 on LRGB + Ha. This was the 1st proper time that I tried to shoot a galaxy via LRGB and I thought why not, let's add Ha as, it is quite trendy nowadays. How difficult would it be? Well, it was pretty challenging and I spend a good half a day just trying to stretch the images - 5 in total! And then it was the addition of the Ha; well that was a challenge on its own.

 

But, on the other hand I was happy to see some IFN and this was a first for me.

RGB: 55 x 120 sec each

Lum: 105 x 300sec

Ha: 79 x 300 sec

Processed with PI and Photoshop (!).

 

It feels over-stretched but, happy for now - any feedback will be appreciated 🙂

Edited February 25 by AstroGS

[mareman48]

I like it 🤗

What is your setup?

[AstroGS]

21 hours ago, mareman48 said:

I like it 🤗

What is your setup?

Redcat61, 2600MM, Antlia Filters on an AM5

[ollypenrice]

That IFN is really impressive.

Olly

[gorann]

That is a really amazing amount of IFN caught with that small refractor!

[AstroGS]

On 26/02/2024 at 19:33, ollypenrice said:

That IFN is really impressive.

Olly

@ollypenrice your latest advice on learning how to stretch an image has been an absolute revelation to me and has changed the way i process images. I genuinely spent probably over 6 hrs trying to stretch the images only, starting all over again and again, until i got the level of detail as best as i could. All the other processing tasks (combined) took less time to complete! Thank you 🙂

 

I have started using PS in combination with Pixinsight now and it makes so much more sense.

[Sunshine]

This is beautiful! I often look at this duo with my dob, they don’t look like this, though.