16/18/15 x 10 min each of RGB; 15 x 20 min H-Alpha
Camera: Apogee U16M (16803) w Gen II Astrodon RGB and H-Alpha
Scope: 12.5" Planewave CDK
Mount: Paramount ME
Guiding SBIG ST402ME and Astrodon MMOAG

RGB processing in PixInsight. GradientCorrection, SPCC, BlurX then MAS, HT and a masked boost to Saturation via Curves.
H-Alpha processing: GradientCorrection, BlurX, StarX, MAS, HT, Curves then masked LHE.

Photoshop: Save-for-web/

Lucknow, Ontario
August 2026