Highest res version on Astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/73x72v
This is a similar project to our last Carina Nebula project but also a bit different because we're using different panels. NGC 3324 (Gabriela Mistral/Cosmic Cliffs) is the centerpiece here and we hadded a panel on the right to show the Gem Cluster (NGC 3293) and associated nebulosity. There's also less of the Carina Nebula here.
Acquisition Details:
- Integration: 24h (144 × 600")
- Telescope: Askar SQA85
- Camera: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro C
- Mount: Proxisky UMi 20S
- Filters: Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 5nm 2"
- Stacked using my Siril script which auto stacks and mosaics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prU1w4W5IbE)
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, NINA, PixInsight, Siril
I also recently updated my website so I can highlight individual images a bit better: https://www.naztronomy.com/gallery/image/870/personal_pan_cosmic_cliffs_ngc33240-5x
We're learning we can process these a thousand different ways because we're mosaicing and adding panels as we go to get different perspectives. Our next large project is the Coalsack Nebula.
This was done in collaboration wtih my friends Dave and Chris at the Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory (KKRO).
I'll slowly be s haring some data and posting how-to process videos/challenges on my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/Naztronomy
by njoker555