vdB_136_RGB_SPCC_BlurX_NoiseX_Curves_HT_SCNR_SatBoost+Ha_via_HaRGB_Combine_PS
Camera: Moravian G4 w Astrodon Gen II LRGB filters
Scope: Astro-Physics AP155EDF w 4" FF
Mount: SB Paramount MX
Guiding: SBIG ST402ME on Borg 60 guidescope
15/15/16 x 10min each for RGB; 22 x 20min H-Alpha
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
July 2025
Images captured with TheSkyX
Session orchestrated by CCD-Commander
Calibration and processing of the RGB and H-Alpha in PixInsight as follows:
RGB: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Gradient, Curves, HistogramTransform
H-Alpha: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, Curves and HT and LHE
Combine the Ha with the RGB via the process HaRGB_Combine
Photoshop processing:
Colour balance, some bad column artifact removal
Tweaks and small noise reduction then Save-for-Web