Seven hours on the Horsehead with the Seestar S50

The Horsehead Nebula never gets old. This image is a seven hour integration taken with the S50. I procesed it in Siril with RC Astro tools and tweaked the result in Affinity. I'm going to add data as the year progresses, so hopefully, this image will be much improved in a couple of months.

28.8 Hours on the Soul Nebula

The Soul Nebula is an excellent target for the D3 and its wide FOV. The nebula is a birthplance of stars. High velocity stellar winds carve the Soul's gas and dust into cavities and banks, which are clearly visible in this images, as are dark concentrations which hide developing stars. The nebula is a tough object to image due to its relatively low surface brightness. This image has a total integration time of 28.8 hours of 60-second individual exposures. It was processed in Siril (using RC tools) and Affinity Photo.

The Lagoon Nebula

The Lagoon Nebula is one of my favorite objects. I can't image it from my home observatory as my southern horizon is mainly trees. But, thanks to the portability of the S50, I can image it when I travel. This image is a 2 hour total integration, processed in Siril using RC tools. I used a faux Hubble palette to add some drama to the image. The Lagoon is a stellar nursery and dark, collapsing clouds of gas and dust that will become stars are clearly visible in this image.

The Soul Nebula

The 'heart' of the Soul Nebula. This image was taken with the Seestar S50. Total integration time was 10.6 hours of individual 60-second exposures. The image was stacked and processed in Siril, including BlurXterminator and NoiseXterminator. Final finish was completed in Affinity Photo. The Soul is a stellar nursery. The cavities, pillars, and bubbles sculpted by the intense stellar winds can be seen in this croppoed image.

20 Hours of WR 134 with the Seestar S50

This image is a 20+ hour integration on WR 134, which is a highly energetic Wolf-Rayet star. The blue shockwave is oxygen ionized by the intense stellar winds produced from this object. The image was stacked and processed in Siril and Affinity.

The Pelican Nebula with the Dwarf 3

This is a 4.5 hour integration of the Pelican Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3 scope. Stacked and processed in Stellar Studio and Photoshop PS.

M 106. A 10-Hour Integration with the Seestar S50

This is a 10-hour integration if M 106 taken with the S50. Stacked and processed in Siril (VeraLux scripts and Cosmic Clarity). Tweaked in Affinity and Photoshop.

A 26 Hour Integration of M51 with the Seestar S 50

M 51 is a wonderful object for S50 imaging, and this image has a total integration time of just over 26 hours (20 second subs in EQ mode). It was stacked and processed in Siril with the Veralux and Cosmic Clarity scripts. Tweaks were made in Affinity Photo.

NGC 2244 with the Dwarf 3--A 6 hour integration.

This image is just over six hours of integration time on the Rosette Nebula. Stacked and processed in Siril with multiple VeraLux scripts with finak tweaking in Affinity. This image was taken with the Dwarf 3. Compare it with the last image I posted, captured with the Seestar S50.

NGC 2244 with the Seestar S50--a 6-hour integration

NCG 2244, the Satellite Cluster, is located in the Rosette Nebula. This image of the cluster's brightest stars is a 6-hour capture (20-second subs) with the S50. It was stacked an processed in Siril, with Cosmic Clarity and multiple VeraLux scripts. I tweaked contrast and brightness in Affinity Photo. If you click and zoom on this image, it shows a wealth of detail that the S50 captured--impressive for such a short total integration time. I also processed the image for a more "natural" look, resisting the tempation to boost the saturation and change hues 🙂

M42--12 hours with the Dwarf 3 scope

The Dwarf 3 is the perfect scope to capture detailed, wide views of the sky. This ability is particularly suited to large DSOs like the Orion Nebula. This image is a 12 hour integation on 60s subframes, stacked and procssed in Siril (with Varilux and Cosmic Clarity scripts). At 12 hours, the faint nebulosity surrounding M42 starts to become visible and the Dwarf does a fine job of capturing it. Click image to see the large version.