Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  LBN 916  ·  LDN 1616  ·  MQ J050541.62-033937.9  ·  MQ J050650.37-031455.5  ·  MQ J050657.83-030535.7  ·  NGC 1788  ·  PGC 1077250  ·  PGC 3092625  ·  SDSS J050806.17-030803.4  ·  VdB33  ·  WISEA J050608.30-030234.9  ·  WISEA J050713.51-031721.9  ·  WISEA J050719.04-033008.4  ·  WISEA J050730.78-032559.0  ·  WISEA J050759.97-032437.4  ·  WISEA J050814.35-030818.2
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NGC 1788: HRGB, Alex Woronow
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NGC 1788: HRGB

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NGC 1788: HRGB

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NGC 1788: HRGB

OTA: PW17” f/6.5
Camera: FLI CCD of some sort
Observatory: Deep Sky West

Exposures:
R:  15 x 600 sec
G:  14 x 600
B:  17 x 600
H:  21 x 1800 sec
Total Exposure time used:18.2 hours
Image Width: 40.25 arc minutes

Processing:
PixInsight, Topaz Studio2, custom scripts for image weighting extraction of the H emission line, and star replacement. The data set had more uniformity of quality (which appeared of a high level) than I have encountered previously.

Color:
This nebula has a focus point in the center, but the red arching nebula generally lacks any structure or detail in a simple RGB rendering. An HRGB image is about the same. The entire image has a blotchiness, which is perhaps accurate but conflicts with trying to maximize the image detail. Maybe that is why so many Astrobin versions avoid showing much detail?

Alex Woronow

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NGC 1788: HRGB, Alex Woronow