Cepheus Dust Nebulae - LDN 1235 Dark Shark and LDN 1251 Rotten Fish

 Posted: Apr 5th, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Samyang 135 mm. f/2 ED
Camera: Nikon D850
Mount: Ioptron SkyTracker
Software: PixInsight, Ps
Exposure:
134 x 120" ISO/Gain: 800 - f/2
Blue, Bortle 3 zone:
 Bateckiy R-N Novgorodskaya Oblast, Russia
 Mar 30th, 2025
4 h 28 m
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Resolution: 6000x4286 px
Scale: 18457 KB
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Shot with a tracker?! If so, it couldn't be better!)) Your sky seems to be very good. The processing of the stack is flawless, and the lens is an excellent copy. In short — great dark nebulae (and the other frames too :))
23 Apr, 2026 Reply
Anastasiya Tretyakova Replied to Pal45
With a tracker, yes :) Thank you so much for your kind words about my amateur astrophotography, it means a lot! :) I'm not quite ready mentally for a serious setup yet, and my options are limited, so I have to chase good skies, yes! Unfortunately, perfect skies are rare around here :(
24 Apr, 2026 Reply
Pal45 Replied to Anastasiya Tretyakova
I liked the stars in all the recent photos. They are small, contrasty, colorful, without halos, and don't overwhelm the main subject. Is this due to the camera sensor or your own processing technique? I haven't looked at everything closely. But I did notice the latest M45 with dust – it looks great!, including the stars, except for the brightest ones in the cluster, although in previous versions of M45 there was no overexposure. But this might not be a flaw, just a bright artistic choice.
24 Apr, 2026 Reply
Anastasiya Tretyakova Replied to Pal45
Thank you very much :) As for whether the credit goes to me or to PixInsight, I can't really say—most likely it's a joint effort :D After all, it's just a processing tool, and everyone uses it in their own way :)
26 Apr, 2026 Reply

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