Combining Lucky Imaging (LI) data taken with the C 14 + .7 reducer + ZWO ASI 1600 MM Pro + Baader UV/IR-cut L filter with additional RGB data from the
Big Amateur Telescope (B.A.T.), I could create this LRGB image.
Data contributed to this image by the following B.A.T. Discord members ...
RGB: elSchabei, hnau, Elusin, Weber, Staulkor, HatManDew
The LI luminance data from the C 14 was processed by B.A.T. Discord member @stefan240799
The
Big Amateur Telescope (B.A.T.), initiated by
Astrobiscuit, is a collaboration of amateur astronomers, who share their data in order to create deep, high-resolution images of Deep Sky objects and time-lapse animations of variable nebulae.
If you want to contribute data to the B.A.T. or help processing the data, follow this link:
discord.gg/WK8qmrqcpqPost-ProcessingPixInsightRGB/OSC:
star alignment, image integration, dynamic crop, dynamic background extraction according to
this video by VisibleDark, RGB Autocolor script, MLT denoise, Darkarchons EZ Processing Suite: EZ Soft Stretch, range mask, apply HDR Multiscale Transform to NGC 7331 core
L:
star alignment, image integration, dynamic crop, dynamic background extraction according to
this video by VisibleDark, Darkarchons EZ Processing Suite: EZ Soft Stretch, range mask, apply HDR Multiscale Transform to NGC 7331 core
LRGB combination:
LRGB combination with chrominance noise reduction
LRGB processing:
luminance mask, color saturation enhancement by curves transformation and color saturation tool, invert luminance mask, darkening and desaturation of background by curves transformation, remove luminance mask, SCNR, contrast enhancement by curves transformation
Combination of L with lucky imaging L:
A lot of trial-and-error-Pixelmath, followed by curves transformations
Topaz Denoise AI:
Final noise reduction
Adobe Lightroom:
Final touches
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