Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7380
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Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
Wizard Nebula in SHO
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Wizard Nebula in SHO

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Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
Wizard Nebula in SHO
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Wizard Nebula in SHO

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Description

The Wizard Nebula, captured in narrowband over five nights from the end of August through early September.   Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop using the Hubble (SHO) color palette.   Taken with a 26MP APS-C cooled CMOS sensor (ZWO ASI 2600) mounted on an Explore Scientific CF 152mm APO refractor.  First capture and processing of this target.  As I gathered more exposures of this target, I updated the processing.  In the course of processing the additional versions I also experimented with color balance until I reached a balance I felt was pleasing and helped show off the Wizard's features.

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  • Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    Original
  • Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    D
  • Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    E
  • Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    F
  • Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    G
  • Final
    Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex
    H

D

Description: Second color adjustment.

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E

Description: Additional exposure over two nights plus adjustment of color balance.

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F

Description: Rebalanced background to remove excess blue,

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G

Description: Addition of 100 more frames taken in October.

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H

Description: color and contrast adjustment

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Wizard Nebula in SHO, gmvtex

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