A reprocessed NGC6946 from August, using the latest version of PixInsight and RCAstro processes.
Skywatcher Esprit120 | ASI1600mm | CEM70.
#NiNA #PIXINSIGHT #SPACE #SCIENCE #ASTRONOMY

The #TrifidNebula captured with #EdgeHD9.25 and #asi2600mcPro using the #ASIAir, and processed using the #RCAstro suite in #Pixinsight.

A very raw processing job of last night’s practice with the new telescope.

I think I’m gonna like it. 🔭

M16-Eagle Nebula
Carbonstar 150
8x300s stacked with flats and bias
Processed in Siri with RCAstro tools
Post process in GIMP

📸 #M81 & #M82 — Bode’s & the Cigar #Galaxy. 12 million LY away.
206×60s (had to cull a ton) exposures with my C11 + #HyperStar & ASI2600MC Pro on an #EQ6R. Stacked in DSS, processed in #Photoshop using #RCAstro plug-ins.
#astrophotography #photography #art #science #space #cosmos #astronomy

The #TriangulumGalaxy is so fun because of all of the #Nebula you can see in it from here.

#LAAS #Astro #AstroPhoto #Astrophotos #Astrophotography

I finished my first mosaic! I call I “The Heart of Cygnus.” The star is Sadr, and the Crescent Nebula (C27) is on the lower right.
📸 ASI533MC 35x300s
💾 Siril w/RCAstro scripts
📍Green Bank, WV
🔭 CarbonStar 150
#astrophotography

Capture details: 55 Lights @ 360 seconds with L-eNhance filter, 20 Darks, 20 Flats, and 100 bias frames. Celestron AVX mount, Celestron 8in SCT with flattener/reducer, ZWO ASI294mc pro, and ZWO ASI220mm mini guide camera.

Post-processing in PixInsight with the RCAstro plugins.

I continue to practice my processing skills: here’s another go at the Western Veil nebula, 2400 light years away.

It’s not been possible for me to capture new data lately, but I do have fun learning more about Pixinsight and the RCAstro tools.
#Astrophotography

Applied the same compositing tricks and other learnings to reprocess my image of the Dragons of Ara.

#astrophotograph #seestar #seestars30pro #tmmt #thirtymillimetretelescope #siril #rcastro #veralux

Or maybe the answer is none of the above. Keep the greatly reduced stars but don't darken the background quite so much so more extended faint details are visible.

Non-cropped version here: https://drhotdog.smugmug.com/Nature/Seeing-Stars/i-WNFFDqn/A […]

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Another glow up, though this time I also had some additional data to add to the stack as well as updated processing methods.

It's the Cat's Paw and Lobster Nebulae.

#astrophotography #seestar #seestars30pro #tmmt #thirtymillimetretelescope #siril #rcastro #veralux

Capture details: 115 Lights @ 300 seconds with L-eNhance filter, 20 Darks, 20 Flats, and 100 bias frames. Celestron AVX mount, Apertura 60mm FPL-53 doublet with flattener, ZWO ASI294mc pro, and ZWO ASI120mm mini guide camera.

Post-processing in PixInsight with the RCAstro plugins.

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I got some more data on the Helix Nebula too, now totalling just over 11 hours. I think this is about as good as it's going to get with the Thirty Millimetre Telescope.

#astrophotography #seestar
#seestar30pro #thirtymillimetretelescope
#tmmt #siril #veralux #rcastro

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Capture details: 163 Lights @ 180 seconds with an IR/cut filter, 20 Darks, 20 Flats, and 100 bias frames. Celestron AVX mount, Celestron 8in SCT with flattener/reducer, ZWO ASI294mc pro, and ZWO ASI220mm mini guide camera.

Post-processing in PixInsight with the RCAstro & Seti Astro plugins.

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