Wide field Heart and Soul Nebulas (Craig Bobchin)

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Wide field Heart and Soul Nebulas, Craig Bobchin

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Wide field Heart and Soul Nebulas

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Wide field Heart and Soul Nebulas

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Wide field image of the heart and soul Nebulas and the double Cluster.

love Fall/Winter when the night gets dark early. I
t allows me to shoot for longer. I had one of the best nights in months. absolutely no wind, no clouds. Great guiding. I decided to try a wide field view of the Heart and Soul Nebulas and the Double Cluster. My framing was a bit off and this would have worked better with a 200mm lens instead of the 250mm Whitecat I used.
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Pentax K-1
99x180s Lights
ISO 800
Optolong L-Enhance Filter
William Optics Whitecat 51
Losmandy G-11
guided by Lacerta MGEN III Standalone Guider and ZWO 30mm Guidescope
Stacked in Pixinsight
55 Darks
38 Flats
40 Dark Flats
55 Bias

I did the Calibration through stacking in Pixinsght then moved it to Astro Pixel Processor where I did background neturalization and color calibration and stretching. Then I did final processing in Photoshop.

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Title: Heart and Soul Nebulas and Double Cluster

Description: I love Fall/Winter when the night gets dark early. It allows me to shoot for longer.

One of the best nights in months. absolutely no wind, no clouds. Great guiding.

I decided to try a wide field view of the Heart and Soul Nebulas and the Double Cluster.

Details:
Pentax K-1
99x180s Lights
ISO 800
Optolong L-Enhance Filter i
William Optics Whitecat 51
Losmandy G-11 guided by Lacerta MGEN III Standalone Guider and ZWO 30mm Guidescope

Stacked in Pixinsight
55 Darks
38 Flats

Processed in Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop

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William Optics CAT Series

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