The Heart Nebula (IC 1805), Nils

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805), Nils

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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I feel like I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it. The stars are noticably rounder than in my previous images and overall I really like how this one turned out. The only thing I'd like to have done differently is alter the composition slightly, but I was feeling so cold that I just went with it.

187 minutes (60 seconds per subframe)
ISO 1600
19 darks
36 flats
76 biases
Moon at 99%
Bortle 4
1°C outside on my balcony
No guiding

Stacked in DSS, quick edit in Siril before doing all the curve stretches and further adjustments in Photoshop. I also tried the demo versions of NoiseXTerminator, GradientXTerminator, StarShrink and StarXTerminator for the first time and I'm pretty impressed by the results. More stuff to buy. 

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805), Nils