Sharpless 163 aka Sh2-163 - Emission Nebula in Cassiopeia - HaRGB
Sh2-163 is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia
6/6/6/ x 10 min each of RGB, 23x20 min H-Alpha
Camera: Moravian G4 (16803) w Gen II Astrodon RGB and H-Alpha
Scope: Astrophysics AP155EDF Refractor w Focus Boss II
Mount: Paramount MX
Guiding SBIG ST402ME attached to a Borg 60mm guidescope
RGB and Luminance processing in PixInsight
RGB: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, masked Saturation Boost (via
Curves)
H-Alpha: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, HT on the starless version, LHE,
more noise reduction, stars back in
Photoshop: Split RGB channels then added the Ha to the Red & Blue
at 100% and 20% respectively. Lighten blend mode. Flattened,
recombined. Tweaks then save-for-web
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Lucknow, Ontario
Oct 2024
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