Lynds Bright Nebulae LBN 506 near the Heart and Soul (Cepheus)

[The Thing]

LBN 506 near the Heart and Soul taken from home Thursday night. No I don't know why PixInsight Spectrographic and Photometric colour calibration processes both want to make it blue! They are use 'real' GAIA star colour data so presumably right as you can be.

Group of 292 Light frames (225 active)
Exposure : 60.00s, Gain 1600, Offset 30,Temp  0c

Image date, time and location: 2024-12-09, Manche France
Telescope aperture and focal ratio: TS1506 UNC f4 fl607mm Newtonian
Camera and filters used: QHY294PROC One Shot Colour, Svbony UVIR
Processing applied: Pixinsight, Affinity Photo 2



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[Carole]

Hi Duncan, very nice result. 
I am not used to seeing this target in RGB AKA as the Wizard nebula, let along in purple lol. 

What was the total imaging time?
Was this taken on your trip if so what is the location?

[The Thing]

Ta Carole. Funny looking wizard. 225 minutes, 60second subs.