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Spatza on April 2, 2026 11:56 am First attempt at a planetary nebula, shot from my apartment balcony under a full moon in suburban Dublin. M57 Ring Nebula 1st April 2026, Dublin, Ireland (Bortle 7) SkyWatcher StarTravel 102, ZWO ASI662MC, HEQ5 Pro UV/IR Cut Filter Guiding – ZWO ASI120MM Mini + SVBONY SV165 30mm guidescope Exposure: 186 x 25s (1h 17min total integration) Gain: 100 Calibration: 31 darks, no flats Processing: Siril + GIMP Siril – stack, background extraction, plate solve, PCC, stretch, SCNR) GIMP – curves, unsharp mask, corrected a couple of stars for artefacts using layers.
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First attempt at a planetary nebula, shot from my apartment balcony under a full moon in suburban Dublin.
M57 Ring Nebula 1st April 2026, Dublin, Ireland (Bortle 7) SkyWatcher StarTravel 102, ZWO ASI662MC, HEQ5 Pro UV/IR Cut Filter
Guiding – ZWO ASI120MM Mini + SVBONY SV165 30mm guidescope
Exposure: 186 x 25s (1h 17min total integration) Gain: 100 Calibration: 31 darks, no flats
Processing: Siril + GIMP
Siril – stack, background extraction, plate solve, PCC, stretch, SCNR)
GIMP – curves, unsharp mask, corrected a couple of stars for artefacts using layers.
Very cool. Looks like the focus was a bit off though.