Acquired under Bortle 8 skies in Burnaby, BC, From January 16-January 25, 2026. A total of 38 hours of acquisition time (mostly Oiii).
Takahashi FSQ 85EDX Scope + QHY268M Camera + QHY 7Filter Wheel + Chroma RGB+SHO 3nm filters + Pegasus NYX 101 Mount +Wilson Optics 50mm guide scope + QHY 5III Planetary Guide cam + Focuslynx autofocuser + WanderEmpire FlatCover 4
- Chroma Blue 2": 20×120″(40′)
- Chroma Green 2": 20×120″(40′)
- Chroma Red 2": 25×120″(50′)
- Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 2": 32×180″(1h 36′)
- Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 2": 545×180″(27h 15′)
- Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 2": 136×180″(6h 48′)
Processed in Pixinsight using MARS –> BlurXterminator –> LRGB Combination to get Stars via SpectralColorCalibration and StarXterminator–>Multiscale adaptive stretch for Nebula –> NoiseXterminator –> photoshop for clarity, saturation, and color tweaking
Full image and details at: AstroBin
by DijonPepperberry