Kemble’s Cascade

by Sunsparc

2 Comments

  1. Equipment:

    Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

    SVBONY SV503 70ED with the 80ED 0.8x flattener/reducer

    ZWO ASI294MC Pro, cooled to -10C

    SVBONY UVIR Cut filter

    Touptek EAF

    SVBONY SV165 guide scope with ZWO ASI120MM-Mini guide camera

    MeLe Quieter 4C Windows 11 running NINA/Green Swamp Server/PHD2

     

    Integration:

    168 LIGHT frames, 120 seconds. 121 Gain, 4 Offset.

    40 FLAT frames

    20 DARK frames

    40 DARKFLAT frames

     

    Post Processing in PixInsight:

    Weighted Batch Pre-Processing, ScreenTransferFunction, SpectrophotometricFluxCalibration, MultiscaleGradientCorrection, SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator, StarXterminator, StatisticalStretch, PixelMath, CurvesTransformation

  2. IsChristianAwake on

    Can’t get over the fact that each one of those tiny little dots possibly contain entire planets with their own unique histories. Genuinely brings a tear to my eye.

    Brilliant picture. Thank you for this. 🙏🏾💖