The Rosette: Well I'm finally making headway thanks to the inspiration and coaching from all the experts here in the Astronomical group. I thought I would go crazy a few times, but...

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Well I'm finally making headway thanks to the inspiration and coaching from all the experts here in the Astronomical group. I thought I would go crazy a few times, but after lots of patience, this is what I came up with.

Canon R6, Askar 120mm f7APO with field flattener, ISO 1600, and a IDAS NBZ II dual band filter, 38x30sec lights, darks, biases and flats, processed in Siril v1.21 and final tweaks in Topaz

Thanks for all the advise.

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pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

Amazingly sharp

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

You have learned well, Grasshopper!

Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California

alberio wrote:

Well I'm finally making headway thanks to the inspiration and coaching from all the experts here in the Astronomical group. I thought I would go crazy a few times, but after lots of patience, this is what I came up with.

Canon R6, Askar 120mm f7APO with field flattener, ISO 1600, and a IDAS NBZ II dual band filter, 38x30sec lights, darks, biases and flats, processed in Siril v1.21 and final tweaks in Topaz

Thanks for all the advise.

Great shot alberio, nice round stars excellent color and detail.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Ballard wrote:

Great shot alberio, nice round stars excellent color and detail.

Thanks Ballard, I wasn't ready to purchase PixInsight, so I downloaded Siril 1.21. It's a free software and after watching a couple YouTube videos, I muddled my way through the process. I believe now that I understand the procedure a bit better, it should be a relatively easy software. I can't believe how well it stacks. I do notice a few red hot spots, but those might be due to me pushing things a bit. The IDAS NBZ II filter claims to reduce the halos around the stars, and it seems to do that very well.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

pmsc70d wrote:

Amazingly sharp

Thank You, I'm pretty pleased with the pinpoint stars.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Retired CPO wrote:

You have learned well, Grasshopper!

I just obeyed my masters.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

Wow! Very impressive! If I were your neighbor, I'd be over for coaching.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

alberio wrote:

Well I'm finally making headway thanks to the inspiration and coaching from all the experts here in the Astronomical group. I thought I would go crazy a few times, but after lots of patience, this is what I came up with.

Canon R6, Askar 120mm f7APO with field flattener, ISO 1600, and a IDAS NBZ II dual band filter, 38x30sec lights, darks, biases and flats, processed in Siril v1.21 and final tweaks in Topaz

Thanks for all the advise.

Well done! Great focus. Good processing.

bwa

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

bwana wrote:

Well done! Great focus. Good processing.

bwa

Thank You Bwana, I appreciate the comment. I've learned a lot in the last few days.