Sh2_154_HaRGB_AP155_G4_viaPS_v2025
Scope: AP155EDF
Camera: Moravian G4 (16803 ccd) w Astrodon Gen II filters
Mount: Paramount MX
42 x 20 minutes H-Alpha for total of 14 hours
12/12/13 x 10 min each of Red, Green and Blue for total of 6+ hours
Processing in PixInsight:
RGB: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, masked Saturation boost to highlights
H-Alpha: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, Curves, HT, Stars back in
Processing in Photoshop:
Split Channels for RGB; Ha added to Red @ 100% using Lighten; added to Blue @ 20% using Lighten; Merge Channels; Selective Colour adjustment; noise reduction in shadows. Save for Web
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
August 2024