Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  LBN 795  ·  Sh2-229
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IC 405, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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IC 405, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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After weeks of rain, it surprisingly cleared on the evening of Feb 23rd and I could continue to test Nikon D850 and TS-Optics 1,0X flattener for RC-scopes. I could also complete the image session of the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) that I had selected as a test object for the scope- and camera configuration.

The final image shown here is a 7 hrs RGBG image (84x300sec, iso800), cropped and processed. I am pleased with the result, but although the camera is mounted in the correct distance (109 mm) from the flattener, there is still a significant amount of vignetting although the field is much wider and flatter than without the device.

I also try to learn how to use the basic processing tools in PixInsight and have a long way to go still. For this image, I need to reduce the noice even more.....

Enjoy!

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IC 405, Alf Jacob Nilsen