IC 1805 Heart Nebula – Centre
Posted on 6 December 2021 · Nebula
Equipment & acquisition
- Imaging telescope
- Sky-Watcher Esprit 120 840mm (f/7)
- Imaging camera
- ZWO ASI 533MC-PRO
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO
- Guiding telescope
- Astro Essentials 32mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope
- Guiding camera
- ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
- Other Equipment
- Sesto Senso 2 focuser, Pegasus Power Box Advance, QHYCCD PoleMaster
- Filters
- Optolong L-eXtreme Dual Narrowband Filter
- Acquisition
- Sequence Generator Pro (SGP), PHD2
- Software
- Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) > PixInsight > Adobe Photoshop.
- Date(s)
- 1 Dec 2021
- Total Integration
- 3 hrs 8 min
- Lights
- 47 x 240″ (gain: 101 Bin: 1)
- Darks
- ~25
- Flats
- ~25
Processing
- Review images in Blink (in PixInsight) to remove bad frames
- Stack Lights, Darks and Flats in DeepSkyStacker
- Open in PixInsight and auto-stretch
- Crop edges
- Automatic Background Extraction
- Permanently stretch image using STF and Histogram
- Save and open in Photoshop
- Adjust Levels, Curves and Vibrance
- Save.
