NGC 1499 - California Dreamin’ (Tom Gray)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per)

NGC 1499 - California Dreamin’, Tom Gray

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5 minute (even 10 minute) exposures are well within reach of a well balanced and aligned scope on a Star Tracker mount, with RA guiding. My 80 II ED semi-Apo is heavy by todays standards but produces results that are commensurate with my processing skills.

Here a portion of the California nebula (don’t ask me whether it is the better half of this long state). I like the level of detail but the OIII is largely lost using my ‘not so narrow band’ L-eNhance filter. This would benefit from LRGB with Ha and OIII NB, but a mosaic would be required with the tiny mono chip in my DSI III pro.

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Title: A smoother version

Description: Smoothing and noise reduction applied, and perhaps better contrast showing off the reefs and shelves in this nebulous lagoon.

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Title: Stacked and aligned in Nebulosity 4, processed using Startools 1.8

Description: I like the increased contrast and detail in this version, and feel it is more balanced.

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Title: Final version

Description: Processed in Nebulosity and finished in Startools. I think this preserves a more natural look, with a little more contrast and some differentiation between the Ha and OIII components in this giant nebula

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Title: Processed in SiRIL 1.2 beta

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Title: California 'here we come'

Description: On 'the wild side' an HOO version processed in Siril and astrosharp.

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