NGC896 aka IC1795 - The Fishhead Nebula HOO+RGB

The Fishhead Nebula in HOO+RGB

The Fishhead Nebula in Cassiopeia  
Scope: 12.5" Planewave CDK
Camera: Apogee U16M w Astrodon Gen II H-Alpha, RGB filters
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS5000)
33/28/28 x 10 min for RGB
44 x 20 min H-Alpha
85 x 20 min OIII
Acquired with TSX and CCD-Commander
RGB, OIII and H-Alpha processed in PixInsight:
RGB: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, LHE, Saturation Boost
Ha and OIII: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, Curves, HT, and LHE on the starless portion
Starless H-Alpha+OIII+OIII and/ RGB combine in PS CC 2023

Here is a processing of the pure RGB:

Fishhead in RGB

Below is the ~ 15 hours H-Alpha channel alone for comparison (uncropped):

Fishhead in H-Alpha

Lucknow, Ontario
Oct 2022

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