Horsehead + Flame

Posted: Apr 16th, 2026

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NGC

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Askar 107PHQ

Camera: QHY268M

Mount: ZWO AM5

Guide Scope: QHY OAG

Guide Camera: Touptek GPM462M

Software: Pixinsight, GraXpert, N.I.N.A, Photoshop

Accessories: askar 0.7x reducer

Exposure:

45 x 60" ISO/Gain: 26 - Red

45 x 60" ISO/Gain: 26 - Green

45 x 60" ISO/Gain: 26 - Blue

23 x 300" ISO/Gain: 56 - SII

22 x 300" ISO/Gain: 56 - Ha

10 x 300" ISO/Gain: 26 - Red

16 x 300" ISO/Gain: 26 - Green

15 x 300" ISO/Gain: 26 - Blue

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone:

Merjanovo Rostovskaya Oblast, Russia

Mar 14th, 2026

https://t.me/dalniycosmos_c...

9 h 25 m

397

Resolution: 4000x2631 px

Scale: 6012 KB

Anton G

Captured over 8 nights. HaRGB base, with a bit of sulfur for details in the center. Processing in Pixinsight, Siril, GraXpert, Photoshop, without paid AI plugins. Discussion in the astrochat - https://t.me/dalniycosmos_chat , there are many of us there, haters are especially welcome)
For those who prefer MAX chat - https://max.ru/join/c3N1TQi0W9Upno6er-qNbOKFznPvlpjROtoRcOYLnwU or the channel https://max.ru/dalniy_kosmos

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Lxkor

Beauty!

16 Apr, 2026 Reply

Oeswww

Great! It's interesting to see the integration before deconvolution. I have a similar integration with a 200/750mm and an IMX571, and I don't have nearly as much detail/sharpness.

16 Apr, 2026 Reply

Anton G Replied to Oeswww

I didn't use any paid plugins, by the way. Deconvolution was done using MLT in PixInsight, so without deconvolution, the overall volume would remain the same—just a slight drop in sharpness at the edges, that's all. I didn't process the stars at all, just a histogram stretch after separation.

16 Apr, 2026 Reply

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