NGC1499 and NGC2024/B33 in Ha
Another full moon imaging session, so the Hydrogen Alpha filter came out to play. Neither of these images had enough subs to make them smooth and noise free, but I was fighting my kit all night, so I`m glad I managed to get something to show for the evenings work. The use of flats is HIGHLY recommended, the amount of detail I can now bring out in my images is greatly improved, and I`m not fighting any vignetting gradients anymore.
First up, NGC1499 California Nebula
OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)
Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD
RGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 8x600s, Astronomik 13nm Ha
Stacked: DeepSkyStacker (3x drizzle)
Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools
(Click on the image for the larger version)
If you compare the above image with the version I took a while back with the WilliamOptics ZS 66 SD, the difference is quite obvious.
Second, NGC2024 Flame Nebula and B33 Horsehead Nebula
OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)
Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD
RGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 12x300s, Astronomik 13nm Ha
Stacked: DeepSkyStacker (3x drizzle)
Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools
(Click on the image for the larger version)
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