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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula, 



    
        

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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula

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            Nico Carver
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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 5, 2017 ·  Feb. 26, 2017 ·  March 16, 2017
Frames:
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII: 20×300(1h 40′) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha: 53×300(4h 25′) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
6h 5′
Darks:
20
Avg. Moon age:
18.88 days
Avg. Moon phase:
50.21%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
8.00
Temperature:
10.00

RA center: 06h17m02s.91

DEC center: +22°3512.4

Pixel scale: 1.502 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -74.510 degrees

Field radius: 0.817 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2888x2648

File size: 4.9 MB

Locations: Backyard, Newark, Delaware, United States

Data source: Backyard

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Revisions

  • IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula, 



    
        

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    Original
  • IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula, 



    
        

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    B
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    C
  • Final
    IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula, 



    
        

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    D

B

Description: First try at combining Ha and OIII data. Used Edoardo Luca Radice's PixInisght variation on the Steve Cannistra method for bicolor composition.

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C

Description: More natural looking, different methods used for processing.

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D

Description: Added another 1.5 hours of Ha. Tried to keep what was working in version "C", but improve the stars and chrominance noise reduction. Also, noticed some dark ringing around the stars in the bright shell of the jellyfish in version C, which I eliminated in D. Might be done for this winter, but next winter I would like to extend this to μ Gem and make this a 2-panel mosaic. Comments welcome!

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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula, 



    
        

            Nico Carver