The Ghost of Cepheus aka Sh2-136 aha vdB 141 - LRGB

Ghost of Cepheus LRGB

Here is just the Luminance data:

Ghost of Cepheus Luminance


Sharpless 136 aka vdB 141  in LRGB
Camera: Apogee U16M w Astrodon Gen II LRGB filters
Scope: 12.5" Planewave CDK
Mount: SB Paramount ME
Guiding: SBIG ST402ME and Astrodon MMOAG
14/14/13 x 10min each for RGB
26 x 10min Luminance
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
July 2024
Images captured with TheSkyX
Session orchestrated by CCD-Commander
Calibration and processing of the RGB and Luminance in PixInsight as follows:
RGB: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Gradient, Curves, HistogramTransform
Luminance: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, Curves and HT on the starless component then recombined with stars via PixelMath
Photoshop processing
Various adjustments to background and noise reduction then Save-for-Web

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