Heart Nebula, 2-Panel SHO Mosaic, Alternative Mouseover

Heart Nebula, 2-Panel SHO Mosaic, Alternative MouseoverModified SHO processsing Nov 7, 2024 298 views6027×759219.88 MB

Rob Foster

In 1 group

Backyard

Mason, OH, Mason (OH), US

Bortle

Cas

2h 33m 35s · +61° 41′ 3″

2.34° × 2.95°

1.40″/px

323.24°N

Integration

R	113×120″	3h 46′	5 days in Oct 2024	49%
G	114×120″	3h 48′	5 days in Oct 2024	54%
B	87×120″	2h 54′	4 days in Oct 2024	42%
Hα	Mix of exposure times	18h 30′	7 days in 2024	35%
SII	Mix of exposure times	19h 10′	7 days in 2024	35%
OIII	Mix of exposure times	20h 20′	7 days in 2024	35%
Totals		68h 28′	7 days in 2024	41%

R	113×120″=3h 46′
5 days in Oct 2024	49%

G	114×120″=3h 48′
5 days in Oct 2024	54%

B	87×120″=2h 54′
4 days in Oct 2024	42%

Hα	Mix of exposure times=18h 30′
7 days in 2024	35%

SII	Mix of exposure times=19h 10′
7 days in 2024	35%

OIII	Mix of exposure times=20h 20′
7 days in 2024	35%

Totals	68h 28′
7 days in 2024	41%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Camera	ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mount	Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters	Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 2" Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 2" Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 2" Antlia V-Pro Blue 2" Antlia V-Pro Green 2" Antlia V-Pro Red 2"
Accessories	Atik Filter Wheel EFW3 Optec FocusLynx DirectSync SV Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2 Sky-Watcher Flattener for Esprit 100 (20188) ZWO EFW 7 x 2″
Software	Adobe Photoshop AstroSharp Ltd SharpCap Bill Blanshan Narrowband Normalization PixelMath Green Swamp Software Green Swamp Server Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight ProDigital Software Astronomy Tools Actions Set Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding optics	Sky-Watcher Evoguide 50ED
Guiding camera	ZWO ASI290MM Mini

Objects

NGC 896 NGC 1027 IC 1795 IC 1805 IC 1824 IC 1831 LDN 1356 LDN 1359 LDN 1360 LDN 1361 + 27 more

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Revision: G

Title Modified SHO processsing

Description This was processed starting with PixelMath SHO combination as a starting point, rather than the HOO with addition of the Sii signal later. Not sure which I like better, but the mouseover now compares the two

Published Nov 8, 2024

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