With one day open to me for the next two weeks or so I decided to image this region which contains quite a few NGC objects. I was also keen to image the faint cirrus which lies in our line of site with the LMC. There are faint whisps of the dust in the image, but overall I think the object could do with another night to bring the image up to 10 hours.
The image currently contains 5 hours of data with subs at 15 minutes for the colour and 20 minutes for the Ha and Lum. You really need to image the Ha as a standard LRGB does not show the gas clous very well. Of course this means one runs the risk of getting the blending wrong. Not sure how I went here but I think it is ok.
There are so many blue stars in this region that the image has a tendency to look blue. I took a fair bit of time to try and balance the stars out. To the right of center the stars are mainly populated by orange/red stars. To the left of center the stars are mainly blue. It gives an odd look to the overall image, but one that is a little quirky.
From an small scope there is a lot of detail and certainly larger focal lengths could capture some interesting detail. Maybe something for me to have a go at with the RC12 when I finally get all the adapters and software installed.
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Feel free to critique and comment.