M106 (M106 - increased Contrast) (Bradley Watson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: M 106 · NGC 4248 · NGC 4258

M106 (M106 - increased Contrast), Bradley Watson

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M106 (M106 - increased Contrast)

This is a surprisingly difficult galaxy to capture using a colour camera, a slow scope and bright night skies. This has been captured over multiple nights over the last 4 weeks with a view of getting subs with the lowest FWHM, to the extent that I tried using short subs to maximise this (NEVER trying this project again with a colour camera). What I have noticed is that seeing in my location is not great with very few occasions of it, hence the push to get more and more data to get the detail I was looking for, I threw away a lot of data!

- Downsampled to 75%
- Seperately stretched the stars to maintain decent sized stars
- Star size reduction
- Banding reduction and LP removal
- A variety of stretches on the galaxy using tonal masks
- Colour enhancement and selective NR

A question I saw in a forum post recently was "how much is enough data?"" In my case knowing the limtations of my gear I required a lot more data than I acquired to get the detail I was looking for but there is a balance to how much effort you really want to put into a project. I think this can determine what kind of gear you require to achieve your objectives in a manageable amount of time. What I have learned is that the level of detail for the amount of effort is just not worth it.

Light Polluted skies
Optolong L-eNhance filter
Broadband under Bortle 7/8/9
The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)
Imaged with N.I.N.A.
N.I.N.A. Users
Gimp Processing
Messier Objects
"Nordish by nature"
Siril Enthusiasts
Ritchey Chretien telescopes GSO Family
Cooled Color Cams

Galaxies
Messier Objects
TS Optics RC 154/1370

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