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California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
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California nebula (NGC 1499), first try.

California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
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California nebula (NGC 1499), first try.

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 26, 2020
Frames:
L-Pro 2": 30×60(30′) ISO800
Integration:
30′
Darks:
213
Avg. Moon age:
9.78 days
Avg. Moon phase:
74.45%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
2.00
Temperature:
16.00

RA center: 04h02m00s.38

DEC center: +36°0742.1

Pixel scale: 2.395 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -87.734 degrees

Field radius: 2.269 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 5664x3786

File size: 13.6 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

This is my first try to capture NGC 1499, also first try to use my new mount and filter.

Processing:

Crop

DBE

Photometric Color Calibration

Histogram Transformation

Curves Transformation

TVG Denoise

MMT

Color Saturation

Curves Transformation

ICC Profile Transformation

Signature

Comments

Revisions

  • California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
    Original
  • California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
    B
  • Final
    California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas
    C

B

Description: re-processed from scratch + did all the registration/calibration/stacking in pi.

Uploaded: ...

C

Description: more saturation over nebula via elliptical GAME script mask.

Uploaded: ...

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

California nebula (NGC 1499), first try., 



    
        

            Lukas Šalkauskas