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This is what I have slowly been working towards. This is a Narrow Band Photo of the Nebula But a RGB set of stars on top. RGB stars are in effect the normal stars you get when you take a photo with a one shot colour camera or a DSLR. the Narrow Band stars all very different colours whereas RGB stars look more natural. The other thing you can see the rainbow effect that the solid front spider gives to the flares on the star. The key is to have all the files stack together so they are the same size work on the narrow band throw away the stars. Work on the RGB throw away the background combine the Narrowband Nebula and the RGB stars to make the final photos. This has used all the filters to make the two photos to make one. The big advantage of this is the amount of detail that the Narrow band filters bring out than you get with a One shot colour camera. Is it all worth it on my screen it sure is but I also have more days clear than most to be able to do it. This was put together as S HA Ha to get these colours. QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 7 Filter wheel Seven ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters. Ha O3 110 shots each filter 5 min over 4 night. RGB 40 shots each filter 2 min each over one night. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

An area I have always known of but never looked at it . So for every body benefit what follows is a look at the process. Remember this a B/W camera with different coloured filters, you will note that while they are all B/W the detail in each is very different to the rest. RCW 38 is 100% center of shot A star forming region of space..... Remember this is all new to me as well as I feel my way. Ha shows up the Hydrogen in the shot and as the most abundant element out in space, the Ha shot has the most detail. SII shows up the sulphur component in the shot O3 shows up the Oxygen component in the shot. In this shot you can see why I have purchased a new set of narrow band filters the huge halo on the big star. The Narrow band stars and why you have a better chance with RGB stars Once Combined in Pixinsight in what order depends the colours you get this is Combined in the Hubble pallet SII Ha O3 3: 30 hours of stacking all the shot at the same time, 1:30 H in editing to get this shot quite a lot of the process on my old computer take 5 min or more to run, this is why the time for editing is so high. You can see why this is so popular as a way of shooting the stars far more detail and finer detail than a normal colour camera. Close by is the Vela Super Nova Area QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 7 Filter wheel Seven ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters. Ha O3 SII 90 shots each filter 5 min over 4 nights. RGB 40 shots each filter 2 min each over one night. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

This is 4 nights worth of images plenty of moon light but Narrow band is totally unaffected by moonlight. I have to say this looks to me more like a Angel with Blue Wings. This is in the Hubble pallet as my wife like that version better than the Red/Blue of Ha O3 SII. Contrast the same camera but colour version. This is the last Image with the ZWO narrow band filters and start with Antlia narrow band filters. The big up side better data and O3 does not have the huge halo of the ZWO filters. The filters have been sitting since December 9 at the airport with no explanation why till I rang up, "why". I received them yesterday so tonight its start working with the setting up "offsets" and Flats only then can I actually use them. I will test out on the same image to see the difference between the two sets. QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 7 Filter wheel Seven ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters. Ha O3 SII 90 shots each filter 5 min over 4 nights. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

The very same target, number of photos, editing, shot time of year and conditions but a very different result. For a start the filters suffer from none of the Halos that the ZWO filters have. compare the pair Antlia ZWO and there is more Data obtained for the same number of shots If you look at the amount of red detail you see in this shot when you compare it to the first. I also feel the filters a just a little bit crisper in detail I like the fact i did not have to hide some small filter flaws in the background why ZWO has a slightly darker background. You can see that the 3nm filters have created an image with finer detail due to their improved contrast and signal to noise ratio. They are also able to capture more of the faint areas of the nebula to tease out even more colour than the 7nm filters.. While they were not cheap they have more than paid for themselves. I note there is a rotational shift between the two I noted some of the stacking when I was able to watch the photos the out lines did not line up as the nights progressed . This was also noted in the first shot when you saw the stacks going together. This would only be fixed if you had Auto rotation as you were taking the shots. this is something I am looking into at the moment By way of a total odd ball this is same data 100% same editing but starting of with Ha O3 SII combination rather than the Hubble pallet SII Ha O3. QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 7 Filter wheel 4 ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters LRGB 7nm & 3 Antlia Pro filters Ha SII O3 3nm. Ha O3 SII 90 shots each filter 5 min over 4 nights. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

I had this finished but not finally edited when we went away on holiday to Albany. Perth was 42c & 41c while we where away. when we got home the inside was 35c so I sat down to cool off and edit and try and get it right. These are not RGB stars those filters arrived while we were away they have yet to installed, flats taken and offsets done. This is 28 hours worth of shot time Ha SII O3 combined as Ha SII O3. I have to say I see a Gorilla family male with laser eyes. QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 7 Filter wheel 4 ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters LRGB 7nm & 3 Antlia Pro filters Ha SII O3 3nm. Ha O3 SII 90 shots each filter 5 min over 4 nights. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

My Focuser on the main telescope would not calibrate so I had to send it away to get looked at. So I have turned the Clock back to my old school days when I first started out in Astro. Nikon 300mm D F4 AF-S come from the 2000s days . There is no auto focus on this rig its all manual focus at the start of the Night and tape lens. In the lens defence for its age even though I checked focus each night it never moved. So this setup is just nikon lens, Filter draw With Optolong LeNhance filter inside( for light pollution) and the QHY183C colour camera. This is 29 hour's worth of data in the hope the lens worked out well. To say that I am over the moon with the end result is an understatement who said its complicated. I had thought of more shots but 29 hours is plenty as I have not heard back I will find another target to try. QHY183C -10 174 shots over 5 nights 600 sec each shot. Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

This was a bit of an experiment to see just what the 300MM lens could capture. RCW 75 is bottom Left and RCW 74 top and right. Both normally done with a much longer focal length and with the narrow band filters to bring out the very Rich Hydrogen areas ( Red). As I went to a wedding yesterday and this is a manual Focus I did not self start the Mount as I did not know focus. This is in the area called the Coalsack in the Milky way Hence its mostly black This is the Black area Of the Emus Head and this is further to the middle in the Redish area. If you go to the wider area shot I have added this as a PIP so you can see where they are in the shot. Pay particular note of the Number of stars in the Shot I in no way diminished them so the background nebula shows up. I have taken only 38 shot but think there is no point in me to add to this shot but thought its worth showing just how many stars in the milky way and this is a very small part of it. QHY183C -10 38 shots over 1 night 600 sec each shot. Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(constellation) This started as a good idea but was really the wrong time started high and finished by 3am. I have never taken the three gums middle to top of shot the small one Gum 15, to the Right Gum 14 and Gum 17 to the left. At the bottom of shot the face of what looks like a Racoon The Vela Supernova Remnant. RCW 35 the larger Red area and RCW 36 the one on the edge of the left side. What looks like a single shot is infact a 10 shot panorama 2 x4 Plus I added an extra two shot to get in RCW35 &36. just out of shot left and below RCW38 Further Left Pencil Nebula QHY183C -10 38 shots per panel over 10 nights 600 sec each shot. Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_2944 The Bad news is my focuser they could not fix, they could not undo the screws. The interesting part is I was able to undo them all myself. So I have to be content for a while with no focuser. This is the a very large Nebula that is quite prominent in the Milky way. For the very first time I was able to see the planetary nebula just out to the right. www.astrobin.com/vtip8u Shows up better in this shot the very small blue dot what is a planetary nebula Helix is another example of one.. My shot is with the nikon lens and I am still staggered the amount of detail in the shot. this is a a 900 mm shot of the center. QHY183C -10 150 shots over 5 nights 600 sec each shot. Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6188 DO LOOK AT THIS BIG. The EGG the dragons are fighting over I was given Carlos small rig Sharpstar 61EDPH II，ED Glass，APO，F5.9，Refractors，Aperture 61mm and a Primaluce SESTO SENSO Focuser which has an overall focal length of 275mm but depending which camera I put on it I can get 1100mm or 412 mm out of the same set up. I dont have short cables most of mine are 1.8m long i had three piled up on top but I was able to make two shorter ones for this rig. To get balance I had to add a weight to the camera as I had to use my guide scope which is bigger and more front heavier than Carlos one. As the Computer is under the front I also had to add a small wire to tie up the front to make sure it was all stable. Has not gone without problems the Focuser had a change of Drivers 3 times so I was always behind and having to calibrate each night. I am now up to date and I know what the problem is if it happens again. This is a 2 shot panorama horizontal in the shot 3 nights each panel so there is plenty of data in the shot this was interrupted by the day of big rain. QHY183C -10 39 shots per nights per panel 3 nights each. 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

Borrowed gear at work from Carlos Taylor. A second look at this target I found when I did the Milky Way panorama. I am impressed with this small rig no end. so the question is 5 h data enough the answer is yes but if you want a quality photo 20H+ is best. QHY183C -10 39 shots each night over 5 nights. 23 H 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Magellanic_Cloud As I still have the small Rig I went with a suggestion from Carlos, train it on the LMC. This was a good Idea but for the facts it's not in the best position. 1AM the trees sneak into the shot.Add to this the time of year as clouds increase and rain starts. This is a two shot panorama of the area , and what an area there is just so much in this view it beggars belief. You are looking at also ALL the stars that are in the area there are just so many. This is not seen in the northern Hemisphere I have always included them in my Milky way shots. Bottom white cloud in the shot the larger. ZWOASI 071 MC -10 30 shots per nights per panel 3 nights each. 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn_Nebula Part of the reason for my taking the milky way panorama was to see if there was other parts of interest other than the well taken main Nebulas. In this case it was the ring that caught my eye that sits below the main point of interest. I found the Wolf nebula, PIP Tiny portion of the panorama, whole another target to consider ZWOASI 071 MC -10 56 shots per nights per panel 3 nights each. 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_4592 This is a target that is shot out of city lights and pollution, But what the heck just go for it I have never shied away from a challenge. This a reflection nebula the light comes from the bright blue stars in the nebula. This is version 3 one and two this morning I just did not like so sat down this afternoon to try and make it look more real not a cartoon. Armed with a Full glass of red wine I thought what did I not like how can I simply make it better this is one hour later taking the steps thinking and slowly. This is one I have always wanted to do but knew its not quite what you should do in the city better out in the black of country. Enjoy the Blue Horse ZWOASI 071 MC -10 56 shots per nights for 3 nights . 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

The science teacher at school found out that I took photos of not only the Milky Way but also deep space. Can you give a talk to the students one of the terms. Of course my answer was yes. In the process of putting together the shots I looked at them all and decided the 2021- 23 editing was just not up to standard Its been a task to re-edit all 65 shots to what I know now. I n the process I get to see things that no one else sees once I remove the stars to edit the Nebulas the detail is staggering . Even though I diminish the stars a bit you never get to see this much finer detail as you do in this shot. I decided to show the two stars and starless then though it was only fair to also share with those interested on ipernity. The second Starless M20

This has been a marathon to get shots between rain and clouds this has been 4 night to get 120 shot 3 nights close down and cover over. What shows up for those that look closely a very nervous Red Eyed mouse next to the Cats paw. A very dark area of the Milky way when you look at the big panorama I did. This morning the whole area was wet with dew gear got water on it but as there are heaters running very little compared the the surrounds. there is a lot of detail on the right side missed with the stars. ZWOASI 071 MC -10 120 shots over nights four nights . 600 sec each shot. Sharpstar 61EDPH II SESTO SENSO Focuser Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps Lr.