NGC6334 Cat Paw in Ha with QHY268M

[Wilsil]

We had two clear-ish nights so I took the opportunity to image the Cat Paw in Ha before it disappears.
The rain has come in again so I don't think I will have another go at it this season.

This is 2.5 hours of data from bortle 6, 600s at 56 gain and 20 offset.
Flats and dark flats used.
I could probably get more out of it but I didn't want to overdo it.

Hardware:
ED80
HEQ5 Pro
Esatto 2"
QHYOAG
ZWO120MM mini
QHYCFW
Antlia Ha 3nm
QHY268M

Software:
NINA
PHD2
DSS
Photoshop

[Placidus]

Very fine. The highlights are burned out, so you're losing the very best bit. Should be easy to fix. The underlying data look very good.

[gregbradley]

Looks very good. As Mike pointed out perhaps some shadows/highlights tool if you use Photoshop. Just select the brighter areas and feather the selection first. The details should still be there.

Greg.

[Wilsil]

Thanks.
I am still learning how to process properly.

[gregbradley]

Its worth learning as I find I have to use it very very often with Ha images. There is usually a bright core somewhere in the image and you also still need to do long enough exposures to overcome the higher noise in narrowband images.

Greg.