M 33 -- 2.5 hours with the Seestar S50

Last night, we had extremely clear and transparent skies here in Charlotte. Rather than drizze and stack it myself, I took the image below from a 4K raw FIT file stacked by the Seestar. The total integration time was 2.56 hours, with 20 second subs in EQ mode. I processed the image in Siril with Veralux and Cosmic Clarity. I adjusted saturation to bring out the many colors captired by the scope in Affinity 2.

NGC 1333 with the Seestar S50

This is a 12.5 hour integration of NGC 1333 under Bortle 8/9 skies. Given those conditions, this was a tough one, especially as it's a reflection nebula, so I couldn't use a narrowband filter. The light gradients on the stacked image were terrible, but I was able to remove them with Graxpert. Most of the processing was done in Siril--special thanks to the amazing Veralux script and Cosmic Clarity for really pulling out the detail and color. I tweaked the final image in Affinity 2.

16 hour integration of the Heart Nebula with the Dwarf 3 telescope

The Heart Nebula can be a challenging object due to its low surface brightness, especially in my neighborhood where I image under Bortle 8/9 skies. The total integration time for this image is 16 hours with 60-second subs captured in EQ mode with the duoband filter on the D3. I used Siril to stack and calibrate the images and to remove the light gradients. I then denoised in Graxpert and sharpened in Cosmic Clarity. The final result was tweaked in Affinity 2. Click the image to see it enlarged, which reveals lots of detail in the nebulosity.

25.5 Hours on M31 with Seestar S50

This image of M31 has a total of 25.5 hours of integration time. Being able to capture the galaxy without using a mosaic just one of the strengths of this little scope. I have hard time processing M31 and I'm never entirely satisfied with the result, inclusing this one. Captured with the D3 and processed in SIRIL, Graxpert, Cosmic Clarity and Affinity 2. I drizzled the individual frames x2.

Fine detail captured in the Horsehead Nebula by the Seestar S50

This is an 11-hour integaration on the Horsehead Nebula. It was processed in Siril, Graxpert, and Affinity 2. I'm surprised at the detail captured (click on the cropped image and you can see how much fine detail the Seestar captured in the nebulosity under the Horse's head). The Seestar never fails to impress me.

The Pelican Nebula with the Dwarf 3

This image is just over 2 hours of integration on the Pelican Nebula. It was taken in Bortle 8/9 skies under a full moon. I used Siril for stacking, stretching, and star processing, with tweaks in Cosmic Clarity, Graxpert, and Affinity 2.

An 8 Hour Integration of the Pelican Nebula with the Seestar S50

This is an 8-hour integration of the Pelican Nebula (EQ mode, 20s individual exposures). using the S50. The frames were stacked and star-processed in Siril with noise reduction and sharpening in Cosmic Clarity. FInal tweaking was done in Affinity 2.