Butterly Nebula and friends - AP110GTX + ASI6200MC Pro 

Butterfly Nebula OSC

This is 2nd Light for my AP110GTX with its new-to-me ZWO ASI6200MC Pro camera.

Camera:  ZWO ASI 6200 MC Pro
Scope: Astro-Physics AP110GTX w 110TCC so F/5 and 550mm focal length
Mount: AP Mach2
Guiding: NONE
36 x 5 min dithered
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
Oct 2025

Processed in PixInsight with: GradientRemoval, PhotoColourCalibration, BlurX, NoiseX, StarX then LocalHistogramEqualization on the starless version. Stars ONLY image stretched with curves then
added back then a masked Saturation boost to the highlights.
Processed in Photoshop with a further gradient correction via Camera Raw, a curves adjustment to boost contrast and some noise reduction. Save-for-Web

Click on the image to see it 33% of the full size size.

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