Here is my third attempt at the Orion Nebula, shot near Rome under a Bortle 7 sky. Below you’ll find the total exposure time, the equipment used, and the full workflow:

Gear Used:

  • Sony ZV-E10
  • Tamron 18-300mm shoot at 230mm
  • Skywatcher StarAdventurer 2i
  • ISO/F: 1000, F6.3
  • 600 Light Frames, 13 seconds each2h and 10 minutes total integration time

Pixinsight WorkFlow:

  • Background Neutralization
  • Dynamic Crop
  • Image Solver and Photometric color calabriation
  • Histogram Transformation and Screen Transfer Function for linear mode
  • NoiseXterminator
  • L* Mask protecting background
  • HDR Multiscale Transform (to reduce the bright core)
  • Local Histogram equalization
  • Starnet 2 for Star mask/Nebula Mask
  • Curves Transformation to stretch
  • Pixel Math to recombine
  • Seti Astro tools for star reduction and sharpen image
  • Saving Image in TIFF

Photoshop WorkFlow:

  • Little curves adjustment
  • Black point adjustment
  • Camera RAW Filter for color adjustment
  • Little sharp adjustment, not too much

Let me know what do you think about!! Ty Guys, Enjoy

by Dansixth

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