So Many Clouds! (LBN 552 & LDN 1228) (Alex Woronow)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)

So Many Clouds! (LBN 552 & LDN 1228), Alex Woronow

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So Many Clouds! (LBN 552 & LDN 1228)

Revision title: LBN 552, LDN 1228, and who knows what else!

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So Many Clouds! (LBN 552 & LDN 1228)

Revision title: LBN 552, LDN 1228, and who knows what else!

So Many Clouds! (LBN 552 & LDN 1228)

OTA:……………….DreamScope 16”
Observatory:…. Insight Observatory, NM

EXPOSURES:
R,G,B,L: 121 x 300 seconds
Total exposure: 10 hours

Image Size: 1.3 x 2.6 degrees
Processed by Alex Woronow (2022) using PixInsight, Topaz, StarNet2, SWT

This is a mosaic of two images showing a region in the constellation Cepheus, bordering Draco. (According to Wikipedia, “• In the TV sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, the aliens' home planet is stated to be located in a barred spiral galaxy on the Cepheus-Draco border.)

The image was mosaiced according to the detailed technique presented by Kayron Merciecca. I find it remarkable that the mosaic boundary is completely disappeared. Separately, the images had different tints and hues, as well as elongated stars) across their shared boundary!

To bring out all the cloud detail, the stars were removed, later to be replaced using a PixInsight Script I developed (and am willing to share). Overall, I am quite pleased with the result. I hope you find the image a bit to your liking too.

Alex

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Title: LBN 552, LDN 1228, and who knows what else!

Description: Patched up some of the artifacts left by StarNet2...note this rendition has about 10% of the number of pixels the original has, and there's still a lot of detail!

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