Sky: Bortle 8-9/17.8 SQM
Equipment: S24 Ultra 50MP 5× zoom, MSM Nomad tracker, Didyclips broadband filter
Acquisition: \\\~32 hours across 8 nights. Darks and Bias included (Though the Bias didn't have much of an effect)
Stacking: batch size \\\~50-100 (Tier 1), stack Tier 1 batches for single night (Tier 2), stack multiple nights (Tier 3). Siril sigma rejection.
Post-Processing: Siril for green noise removal, GraXpert for gradient correction and denoising, GIMP for stretch,, color noise reduction, star masking and hue adjustments. Light room to fine tune noise and hues, increase contrast.
by alch_emy2
1 Comment
The red and blue shift give clear direction towards the galaxy. I zoomed in and screenshot for the perfect screen saver