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Old 08-08-2022, 11:36 AM
AdamJL
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Originally Posted by Nikolas View Post
The secret to this object is acquisition, you really need many hours of acquisition in order to bring out the faint nebulosity.

If you search helix nebula on astrobin there are some amazing images and the process involved.
No doubt. I'm on 5 hours so far on Ha, but that doesn't explain the blotchy background.

here's what I mean. Comparing my image to Trần's.

I'm "picking up" much more faint background data, but Trần is picking up more of the outer shell. That tells me my data is bad, because if I can pick up the fainter stuff, I should also be getting the shell, and even on a heavy stretch, I'm not.
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