Jupiter--The Wonder that is Digital Processing :)

I found an old image of Jupiter I took in 2022 on 12/25. It was captured with a QHY camera and my 5 inch MAK. The stacked image looked so unpromising that I didn't process it. But then I noticed it on my desktop and, just for fun, dropped it into Registax 6. I was pretty impressed what the wavelet functions pullled out. I maxed out every one of them, and the resulting image is surprisingly decent. It's quite a tribute to the venerable Registax software! I've presented before and after images here for comparison. I also performed auto color balance in Registax.

North America Nebula Mosaic

This is a 3 hour mosaic of the North America Nebula. Stacked on the D3 and processed in Stellar Studio Photoshop PS. Yet again, the D3 did an outstanding job.

The Heart and Soul Nebulas with the Dwarf 3

This is a 2.5 hour mosaic of the Heart and Soul Nebula. Stacked in Megastack and processed in Stellar Studio and Photoshop PS. This is the first time I’ve been able to capture both of these objects in a single imaging session.

Melotte 15 image reprocessed in OHH Palette

Melotte 15

This is around 24 hours of total integration time on Melotte 15, the open cluster in the center of the Heart Nebula, and the areas around it. Individual subs were 20 seconds in EQ mode. I processed in Siril, SETI Astro, Affinity 2, and Graxpert. I’m in Bortle 8/9, so I had some gradients to remove, but the S50 captured some nice detail in the dust and gas clouds.

Comet Lemmon

Comet Lemmon.

10 min x 10 second exposures. S50. Color is a little strange, but at least it’s there :)

The Double Cluster in Perseus

The Double Cluster in Perseus. This is a 4.5 hour capture with one minute subs. Stacked on the D3 and processed in Stellar Studio. This is an object where the wide field of the D3 really excels. It also did a great job of capturing the colors of the stars.