NGC281 Pacman Nebula in SHO

Oct 13th, 2025

Another processing option. Less red.

Oct 12th, 2025

20 h 5 m

Another processing option. I added an L channel to the stars. I cut out the stars using Starnet but combined them with SHO using pixel math. I worked with the nebula's histogram, reduced blue, added red.

Oct 12th, 2025

19 h 45 m

The nebula is assembled from SHO. Stars are substituted from RGB. It is visible that in RGB the stars are smaller and have more realistic colors, but after combining, halos appeared around the stars. Two images are provided - with the original stars from SHO and the substituted ones from RGB. During imaging, a gain of 0 was used for maximum dynamic range so that the stars would not be overexposed. This turned out to be valid for all channels (small pixel of the planetary camera).

Oct 12th, 2025

18 h 45 m

Basic SHO assembly. The stars are original.