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.

18 hours on the Soul Nebula

Here’s another image of the Soul nebula. This image has a total of 18.3 hours of integration time. It was captured under Bortle 8/9 skies with at least 10 hours under nearly full and full moons. Skyglow and light gradients were big problems; the raw, stacked image did not have much promise. Processing brought out some detail and colors, but also lots of noise, despite the efforts of Graxpert to remove it 🙂. I think I’m done for this year on this object….

The Soul Nebula with the Dwarf 3

Just for fun, here’s 6 hours on the Soul Nebula with the Destf 3. I normally fo lots of post processing, but I thought I’d see what I could do using nothing but my phone. I stacked in Megastack and processed in Stellar Studio (both free packages that conecwith the scope).. I decided to take the stars out so the details in the nebula would be more visible. I then tweaked color and sharpness in Photoshop PS. The scope was in EQ mode with 60s individual exposures,