11 hour integration of RGB, Ha & OIII

by RJSuther

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  1. Equipment

    Celestron 8se SCT Telescope

    ZWO ASI294 mc pro imaging camera, cooled to -10C

    ZWO AM5N mount

    ZWO ASIAIR plus

    Williams Optics guide scope 120mm

    ZWO ASI 120 mm guide camera

    ZWO UV/IR cut filter for RGB, Optolong L eNhance dual band filter for Ha & OIII

    Exposure

    6 hours of RGB data collected over 2 nights, 5 hours of Ha & OIII data

    180 second exposures, 125 gain imaging camera, 80 gain guiding camera

    Post Processing

    RGB Stacked in Siril

    Ha & OIII extracted in Siril

    RGB split into R, G, B. All 5 frames registered in Siril

    Pixel math to combine all frames

    Starless nebula stretched in photoshop

    Starless and star mask reintegrated in Siril