I've shot this object before in OSC, but this was my first attempt with my ToupTek ATR585M. As you might know, this object is strong in SII, Ha, and OIII emissions, so each channel looks good!

Astrobin for equipment and acquisition details: https://www.astrobin.com/voil4d/

I processed using my normal flow (PixInsight, unless otherwise noted):

  • Gradient correction (MGC for Ha + OIII, Graxpert for SII)
  • BlurX
  • NoiseX
  • Combine
  • SPCC for colors
  • StarX to separate stars out
  • Stretch starless with SetiAstro StatisticalStretch
  • Photoshop to clean up some star halos from my OIII filter
  • Curves for contrast and saturation
  • DarkStructureEnhance
  • Stretch with SetiAstro StarStretch
  • ScreenStars to add the stars back to starless image
  • Lightroom for a bit of light slider touch-up

I'll often use Perfect Palette Picker from Seti Astro, but I liked the SHO look on this one without modification.

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  • Loved the details

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