EasingTheBadger on December 15, 2025 7:50 am **Equipment:** * **Telescope:** [Celestron EdgeHD 14″](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/telescope/810/celestron-edgehd-14) * **Accessories:** [Starizona HyperStar 14 v3 (HS3-C14)](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/accessory/610/starizona-hyperstar-14-v3-hs3-c14) * **Camera:** [ZWO ASI1600MM Pro](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/211/zwo-asi1600mm-pro) * **Mount:** [Celestron CGX-L](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/mount/22/celestron-cgx-l) * **Guiding:** [Orion 60mm Guide Scope](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/telescope/682/orion-60mm-guide-scope) with [ZWO ASI290MM Mini](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/191/zwo-asi290mm-mini) * **Filters:** Astronomik 12nm Ha, OIII, SII * **Software:** [N.I.N.A.](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/12/stefan-berg-nighttime-imaging-n-astronomy-nina-nina), [PHD2](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/16/open-phd-guiding-project-phd2), [Celestron CPWI](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/11650/celestron-cpwi) **Acquisition:** * **Location:** Denver, CO, United States * **Total Integration:** 8h 28′ * **Ha:** 163 × 60″ (2h 43′) * **OIII:** 183 × 60″ (3h 3′) * **SII:** 162 × 60″ (2h 42′) **Processing:** * Processed in [PixInsight](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/1/pleiades-astrophoto-pixinsight) * **Tools:** [BlurXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/6931/russell-croman-astrophotography-blurxterminator), [NoiseXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/498/russell-croman-astrophotography-noisexterminator), [StarXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/499/russell-croman-astrophotography-starxterminator) * **Workflow:** Batch processing in WBPP for each band followed by GradientCorrection, BlurXTerminator, and NoiseXTerminator. StarXTerminator was used to separate stars and nebulosity. PixelMath was used to combine narrowband data into a false-color palette. Stretched using HistogramTransformation and CurvesTransformation, with a final pass of BlurXTerminator.
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**Equipment:**
* **Telescope:** [Celestron EdgeHD 14″](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/telescope/810/celestron-edgehd-14)
* **Accessories:** [Starizona HyperStar 14 v3 (HS3-C14)](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/accessory/610/starizona-hyperstar-14-v3-hs3-c14)
* **Camera:** [ZWO ASI1600MM Pro](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/211/zwo-asi1600mm-pro)
* **Mount:** [Celestron CGX-L](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/mount/22/celestron-cgx-l)
* **Guiding:** [Orion 60mm Guide Scope](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/telescope/682/orion-60mm-guide-scope) with [ZWO ASI290MM Mini](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/191/zwo-asi290mm-mini)
* **Filters:** Astronomik 12nm Ha, OIII, SII
* **Software:** [N.I.N.A.](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/12/stefan-berg-nighttime-imaging-n-astronomy-nina-nina), [PHD2](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/16/open-phd-guiding-project-phd2), [Celestron CPWI](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/11650/celestron-cpwi)
**Acquisition:**
* **Location:** Denver, CO, United States
* **Total Integration:** 8h 28′
* **Ha:** 163 × 60″ (2h 43′)
* **OIII:** 183 × 60″ (3h 3′)
* **SII:** 162 × 60″ (2h 42′)
**Processing:**
* Processed in [PixInsight](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/1/pleiades-astrophoto-pixinsight)
* **Tools:** [BlurXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/6931/russell-croman-astrophotography-blurxterminator), [NoiseXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/498/russell-croman-astrophotography-noisexterminator), [StarXTerminator](https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/software/499/russell-croman-astrophotography-starxterminator)
* **Workflow:** Batch processing in WBPP for each band followed by GradientCorrection, BlurXTerminator, and NoiseXTerminator. StarXTerminator was used to separate stars and nebulosity. PixelMath was used to combine narrowband data into a false-color palette. Stretched using HistogramTransformation and CurvesTransformation, with a final pass of BlurXTerminator.