Captured over ~2.5 hours using a smart telescope. This is one of my first attempts at imaging an emission nebula and also my first time stacking and doing some manual processing.
Acquisition:
Telescope: Dwarf mini smart telescope (Tele mode)
Mount: Built-in tracking
Exposure: 15s subs
Gain: ~120
Filter: Astro filter
Total integration: ~2.5 hours (~300 subs kept after removing bad frames)
Processing:
Initial stack and processing in Stellar Studio
Restacked after removing bad frames (satellite trails / poor frames)
Final adjustments in Snapseed:
Curves (light S-curve for contrast)
Minor denoise
Slight color and contrast adjustments
Light sharpening / structure tuning
Notes:
Pretty happy with how the nebula structure and color came out given the short integration time and learning curve. Definitely planning to revisit this target and add more hours over multiple nights.
by Legsluther