Cygnus Loop. Processing of my data by Yuri Toropin.

 Posted: Sep 15th, 2023
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Telescope/Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8
Camera: QHY8L
Mount: NEQ6 Pro
Guide Scope: НПЗ 50х200
Guide Camera: QHY 5-II
Software: PixInSight, PhotoShop
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 D Elovka Vachskogo R-Na Nijegorodskoy Obl, Russia
 Sep 1st, 2023
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Processing description. Quote from Y. Toropin:
"Material characteristics
- very dense 'star soup', making straightforward processing difficult
- strong gradients across the frame


Processing sequence used in PixInsight, also as a personal reference:
0. Perform astrometry on the image using the ImageSolver script (required later for photometric color calibration)

1. Separate stars (Stars) and nebulae (Nebulae) into two images using StarNet2 on linear data

Removing gradients
2. Extract a background model from Nebulae using DynamicBackgroundExtraction
3. Divide both Stars and then Nebulae by the background model in PixelMath

4. Neutralize the background on Nebulae (balance the peaks in HistogramInformation)

Color calibration
5. Perform PhotometricColorCalibration on Stars
6. Note the coefficients obtained from the star color calibration (Stars), apply their inverse values to calibrate the nebulae color (Nebulae) via PixelMath

Process nebula and stars separately
7. Stretch Nebulae, reduce noise, adjust curves, save as TIFF for Photoshop
8. Stretch Stars (more gently), save as TIFF for Photoshop

Final image assembly
9. Combine Nebulae and Stars layers in Photoshop using Linear Dodge (Add) mode, final touches, save as JPEG."
15 Sep, 2023 Reply
Smirnov Andrey Replied to Smirnov Andrey
Source:
https://astronomy.ru/forum/index.php/topic,36621.msg5892521.html#msg5892521
24 Sep, 2023 Reply
It's a bit noisy.
25 Sep, 2023 Reply

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