M20 - a work in progress

[RugbyRene (Rene)]

So I'm starting work on a new target. M20. I love the colours I can get from this nebula.

This is a work in progress. I had major issues with guiding & had to have a serious talk to my mount.

The attached image represents 4hr 24 mins of stacked lights only. No calibration frames! These will come later when I've captured more data.

Here's the details:
Esprit 100
ASI294 (cooled to -20)
Best 132 subs @ 120sec
IDAS D1 filter
AZ-EQ6 mount
Bortle 6 skies
Stacked in DSS
Very quick process in PixInsight (crop, DBE, BN, Auto colour, SCNR)

I'll post the final image when I get at least 10 hrs of data.

Rene

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

I think it already looks really good Rene - looking forward to the final version

[RugbyRene (Rene)]

Originally Posted by Slawomir

I think it already looks really good Rene - looking forward to the final version

Thanks. All I need are some clear skies.

[Bart]

You are making a good start.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Pretty cool. I reckon you should bump the saturation in the stars a little.