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Inverted Christmas Tree, astromodification test, 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
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Inverted Christmas Tree, astromodification test

Inverted Christmas Tree, astromodification test, 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
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Inverted Christmas Tree, astromodification test

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 6, 2021
Frames:
40×120(1h 20′)
Integration:
1h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
24.03 days
Avg. Moon phase:
30.55%

RA center: 06h40m33s.20

DEC center: +09°1020.9

Pixel scale: 2.402 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -18.005 degrees

Field radius: 1.680 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 3730x3393

File size: 28.4 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

I've just astromodified my nikon, this is first image I've got.

It was extremely cold -21(and more), camera, batteries and my fingers was not holding well. But I'm happy with the initial result, it really feels that it collects way more data in shorter time.

Processing done in PixInsight:

- Weighted Batch Preprocessing

- Dynamic Crop

- Fast Rotation

- Automatic Background Extraction division

- Automatic Background Extraction subtraction

- Photometric Color Calibration

- Histogram Transformation

- TVG Denoise

- MMT

- Curves Transformation

- Color Saturation to my taste

- Dark Structure Enhance

- ICC Profile Transformation

- Signature

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Inverted Christmas Tree, astromodification test, 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas