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P3n1sD1cK OP t1_iqs7mzz wrote

Equipment:

Mount: EQ6-R PRO

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT60ED

Field Flattener: Astro-Tech AT60FF

Camera: ASI533-MC Pro

Imaging Details:

95 Lights (30 second exposures, 300 gain) 25 Darks 25 Flats 25 Dark Flats

Processing Details:

I first stacked the FITS using DSS and then took the TIFF and used SIRILs scripts to process the image by performing

  1. Background extraction
  2. Photometric color calibration
  3. Then performed an auto stretch
  4. Then performed some color saturation

I then took the result from SIRIL and further processed using PhotoShop.

I used the camera raw filter within PhotoShop to:

  1. Further tune the saturation and vibrance
  2. Make adjustments to the green and blue color channels to turn those down
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Kleeneks t1_iqugrhe wrote

Wow I can’t believe you got this image with only a $600 telescope.

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P3n1sD1cK OP t1_iqui8f3 wrote

I am just as impressed as you. But it's not just the telescope. The mount and camera pla8a big role the mount is IMO the most important piece

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