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Old 15-01-2025, 04:01 PM
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NGC246 Skull Nebula (Planetary) - HOORGB

Hi folks. I obtained about 16hrs of HORGB data for the Skull Nebula (NGC246, a Planetary Nebula ... my first such target) Aug-Sep 24 but didn't have time to process it. Tis now done! The data is terrible, especially RGB; moon-induced gradients were strong and I couldn't remove the worst of it, hence I've slightly cropped the final image and pushed the histogram close to clipping the black end. I'll have to reshoot this target under more favourable conditions.

Details are: HOORGB image, stacked and edited in PI, and PS.
Edge HD 8", ASI294MM (Bin 2), OAG with ASI174, AZ-EQ6 mount, NINA
Ha - 3h 52m
Oiii - 3h 24m
R - 3h 21m
G - 3h 2m
B - 2h 40m
RGB stars

As always, sharing for fun. Hi-res version here. Thanks for looking. Alex
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