Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOO

poppy8micro

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Deep Sky

Jan 29th, 2026

486

NGC 7380

Resolution:: 2397x2470 px
File size:: 6330 KB

Show astrometry on hover

Photo description / processing

No pixel math, no obscure veralux... Just sliders, curves, and histograms. And step-by-step noise reduction.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Askar 71F
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount: JUWEI 14
Guide Scope: Askar 32mm f/4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Accessories: CAA, EAF, EFW, ASIAIR MINI, Askar Reducer x 0.75, Gemini PowerBox
Software: Siril, GraXpert, Adobe Lightroom, StarNet++

Location: Самара, Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken: Jan 16th, 2026

Exposure

42 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 100 · Optolong L-eXtreme · Jan 16th, 2026

Total exposure: 3 h 30 m

Photo versions

Current photoUpdated

Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOO

Jan 29th, 2026

3 h 30 m

No pixel math, no obscure veralux... Just sliders, curves, and histograms. And step-by-step noise reduction.

NGC 7380 Wizard HOO

Jan 6th, 2026

4 h 10 m

Captured in HOO palette.

NGC 7380 Wizard

Jan 2nd, 2026

3 h 30 m

The Moon proved stronger than the oxygen...

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Comments

poppy8micro

Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOOfrom 01/29/2026

No pixel math, no obscure veralux... Just sliders, curves, and histograms. And step-by-step noise reduction.

Jan 29th, 2026

Vladimir

Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOOfrom 01/29/2026

Great! To my untrained eye, it's much better than the previous version, only the stars look very oversaturated in that turquoise color. Maybe tone them down just a little.

Jan 29th, 2026

poppy8microReply to Vladimir

Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOOfrom 01/29/2026

It would be better to photograph them separately altogether, before I figure out how to work with these better.

Jan 29th, 2026

VladimirReply to poppy8micro

Sh2-142 NGC7380 Wizard HOOfrom 01/29/2026

RGB stars are really cool. And these, I think, can be isolated with a mask (for example, a color mask) and their saturation can be reduced.

Jan 29th, 2026