M63 Sunflower Galaxy

 Posted: Jul 7th, 2026
Show astrometry on hover
NGC
IC
HD
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 106 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 183 MC
Mount: Ioptron HAE 43 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril
Exposure:
96 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia
 Apr 16th, 2026
8 h 0 m
144
Resolution: 1487x1009 px
Scale: 68 KB
For the first time, I used three new scripts from Rc-Astro in Siril: BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, and StarXTerminator.
Add comment

Comments

So how does the blurexterminator work?
7 Jul, 2026 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Poppy8micro
Definitely better than the equivalents available in Siril!
7 Jul, 2026 Reply
Poppy8micro Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
I need to try it then! Thank you.
7 Jul, 2026 Reply
Well, I don't know. The processing here is a mess. Why are the star profiles so distorted? Gradients have appeared in the dark areas — clearly too much noise reduction.
7 Jul, 2026 Reply

Comments are available only to registered users. Register or log in to leave a comment.