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Elephants Trunk IC 1396

Nashville, Tennesee
September 25-26th, 2021
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
  • Optics: William Optics Zenithstar 81
  • Focal Length: 559mm
  • Flattener: FLAT 6AIII .80 @ 447mm
  • Filter: Optolong L-eNhance Light Pollution
  • Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Gain: 120, Offset: 0, Temp: -10C
  • Guide Camera: ZWO 120mm Mini
  • Guide Scope: WO f/4 50mm
  • Lights: 50, Darks: 45, Flats: 50
  • Gain: 120, Offset: 0, Temp: -10C
  • Exposure: 180 secs x 50 exposures = total 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • Software: SharpCap Pro, NINA, PHD2, DSS, PixInsight, PS, StarNet++
  • Bortle Class: 6
  • Moon Phase:

PixInsight Image

I had finished imaging the Pacman Nebula and decided to try the Sadr Star region as it has a lot of nebulosity around it. I took only 3 images before calling it a night. After stacking them in DSS, I tried my hand at processing in PixInsight following some YouTube tutorials.

Starless Image

I downloaded the StarXTerminator PhotoShop plug-in to see how that would work instead of using StarNet++. I think it did a pretty good job. Will have to re-process it using StarNet++ to see the difference.

Pixinsight Processed Image

I downloaded PixInsight to try it out. The below is the stacked and processed version from PixInsight. I followed some tutorials on YouTube

Final signature image



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