[dylan_odonnell (Dylan)]

Only 20 mins (4 x 5m + same for darks).

I know it's rough, particularly in the edges but it's my first real success with my CCD! After must consternation with 2 nights of results that were worse than the DSLR I'd come from, I finally nailed the Gain / Offset settings to get the best dynamic range out of the thing. I've never been able to get the brown dust I've seen in so many deep space astro photos and was excited to finally see it resolved!

C9.25" / Focal Reducer 6.3 / QHY12 CCD / PHD guided / Captured with Nebulosity / Initial stretch in Maxim DL (trial) / Further Stretching, Levels, Curves & Median Inverted Layer Mask in PS.

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