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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant, Andrew Klinger
Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant
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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant

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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant, Andrew Klinger
Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant
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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant

Equipment

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Acquisition details

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Description

Taken 9-7-16 at Atoka, OK

Scope: William Optics GT81 w/ 0.8x reducer (382mm focal length at f/4.7)

Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G

Guidescope: Orion 50mm guidescope

Guiding camera: StarShoot Autoguider

Imaging camera: Canon t3i (unmodified)



ISO800

20x480" lights (2hr 40min total integration time)

39x darks

30x flats

200x bias



Processing Details:

PixInsight:

Canon Debanding Script

Dynamic Crop

DynamicBackgroundExtraction

Background Neutralization

Color Calibration

Histogram Transformation

Duplicate image in PixelMath ($T) to begin making a starless image

Removed small stars with MultiscaleMedianTransform and a StarMask (x2)

Removed larger stars with MorphologicalTransformation (x3)

HDRMultiscaleTransform with a RangeSelection on brightest areas

PixelMath to push faint nebula regions (1-(1-$T)*(1-$T))

Photoshop:

Pushed the Witch's Broom area even further using masks and curves

Merged starless photo with original calibrated photo using Luminosity layer blending

Unsharp Mask for sharpening

PixInsight:

ACDNR

Histogram Transformation

SCNR Green

Photoshop:

Saturation using MatchColor and masks

Red saturation by using selective red curve

Final contrast curve

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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant, Andrew Klinger