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RCC Owl Cluster

Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Processing Request for feedback Open Cluster
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Zensurgeon avatar
Zensurgeon avatar
Owl Cluster

84 60 Second subs
Flats, Darks and Bias used

Processed with PixinSight

Used
WBPP
Dynamic Crop
DBE
PCC
MLT for noise reduction
Morph transformation for star reduction
Masked stretch


I feel it is a decent image
I am aware there is bloat - UV/IR on the way with a ZWO 5 position filter wheel - Yes it is backordered 
I struggled with color - trying to match what I saw on this sight, which varies wildly
I am not completely happy with the background  - Seems noisy to me

ANy suggestions would be most helpful.  Been using PIS for a few months now.

ZS
andrea tasselli avatar
andrea tasselli avatar
You got Sh2-188 in the frame, which is nice. The image scale is too large to give the cluster justice. I'd try to crop signficantly and use a much lighter hand in processing the whole lot, at the end it's just stars. It is noisy because the exposure is limited for that image scale with a 70mm refractor. Colour seem in the main right but I'd not push saturation this high, it only highlights the noise.
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