14.4 hours of Rosette Core

[joshman]

Hey All,

I've been working on this target for a while now - especially considering that it's not making an appearance above the treeline till after 11pm at the moment, but it's a target that I've been wanting to dive into for a while now.

You can click through the link below for a full resolution version on Astrobin.

Astrobin (https://astrob.in/zpb4aq/0/)


This is only a WIP at the moment, as I've still got about 10+ hours of SII data to collect.

85x 240" Ha
131x 240" OIII

Saxon 102mm FCD100, ASI 1600, Baader 1.25" NB filters.
Skywatcher HEQ5 - Tuned and belt-modded

Integrated and RGB combined in Astropixel processor.
Finished off in Photoshop with a bunch of layer blends, curves and levels. I stretched and mixed a starless version in for some extra details and clarity.

Thanks for looking and clear skies!

edit: Sorry, had a small issue with links there

[graham.hobart]

that is looking fine Josh, can you load a bigger one?

[joshman]

hey Graham, hopefully thats fixed now. thanks for looking.

[JA]

Well done Josh. That's an amazing image, with a great sense of depth. :thumbsup:

Best
JA

[joshman]

thanks mate! I'm hoping to be able to get the remaining SII data i need over the next 2 nights, and I've love to round up my OIII data to 10 hours. If only the wind can continue to blow the bushfire smoke AWAY from me, I should be pretty happy, and i can then move onto some different targets!