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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: ApophisAstros on Nov 13, 2017, 21:19:45

Title: NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula
Post by: ApophisAstros on Nov 13, 2017, 21:19:45
(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/SrO5d4R-e2qJ_1824x0_fcAgcUjK.jpg) (https://www.astrobin.com/full/321344/B/?nc=user)
From the same frame as M52 Open cluster from 12/11
95 x 300 second subs (Almost 8 Hours!)
20 x Darks
20 x Flats
20 x Bias
stacked with DSS Drizzled
Processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 64bit with Camera Raw settings with Levels/Curves.
Roger
Title: Re: NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula
Post by: MarkS on Nov 14, 2017, 06:07:00
This is not an easy target and you've done a good job from a light polluted area.  Another 8 hours!!

If your sky is predominately orange from sodium lights rather than grey from LED lights then a light pollution filter would help with emission nebulae like this.  The IDAS P2 filter is best but it's pretty expensive now because of Brexit:
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/light-pollution-reduction/idas-p2-light-pollution-suppression-filter.html
It avoids the colour casts that the Astronomic CLS filter has.

However, the days of light pollution filters are numbered now - they are useless against the glow from broad spectrum LED streetlights.

Mark