The Angel Nebula - This has been on my list for a long time and I finally got it! I was considering widefield image of this region with faster scope given the dark structures but decided to go at it with the RC. It was a struggle to say the least with the weather. Most nights the weather gets bad after midnight - right around the point this target rises.
I shot like 750 subs on L alone! and vast majority (like 70%) were no good.
I also went with 5 min subs.. which in the hindsight was not a good choice. I thought it might be better with the seeing issues we have been having at my site. However, I think 10 min subs would have saved me a lot of headache with grading the subs and would have made it easier to manage.
The processing also has been among the toughest. I keep wanting to push the data and it stars to fall apart if I try to push for brighter rendition (which also shows the dust structures better). I decided to stop at moderate stretch and may be add more data next year and push it more. This is such a beautiful region and I will be sure to keep adding data each year,
L - 240 x 5 min subs (Down from 750! A lot of them were just clouds
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R/G/B - 48x5 min subs per channel
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