IC1396 Elephant's Trunk

Alex

21311

Deep Sky

Dec 27th, 2019

2573

IC 1396

Resolution:: 4583x3508 px
File size:: 2175 KB

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Technical information

Telescope/Lens: William Optics FLT 98
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-C
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6
Accessories: Astrodon 3nm H-alpha Filter, Baader 7nm OIII Filter
Software: DeepSkyStacker, Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop

Location: Южно-Сахалинск, Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Exposure

50 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 11 · Ha 3nm Astrodon
30 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 11 · OIII 7nm Baader

Total exposure: 13 h 20 m

Comments

Seldony iLushkersky

The photo is a bomb, but it's just so noisy, it's crazy..

Dec 27th, 2019

Alex

Here's the thing, without this noise, there wouldn't be a "bomb" of an image. I tried noise reduction—it just turns out poorly. This is it for now; maybe I'll revisit the processing with a new approach sometime. Thanks for the comment.

Dec 28th, 2019

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