Pelican_Gulf_of_Mexico_HOO+RGB_via_PS
The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
Camera: Moravian G4 (16803 ccd chip) with Gen II Astrodon RGB, H-Alpha and OIII filters
AP155 EDF F/7 w Focus Boss II
Mount: Paramount MX
RGB: 11/10/10 x 10min each channel
H-Alpha: 17 x 20 min
OIII: 17 x 20min
Acquired with TSX using CCD-Commander
Processing in PixInsight and Photoshop as follows:
PixInsight:
Combine Channels for RGB. Gradient Correction, SPCC, BlurX then MAS then some tweaks with HT and Curves. Save as TIFF
Ha and OIII: GradientCorrection, BlurX, StarX then MAS on the starless versions, HT and Curves then masked LHE. Save as TIFF
Photoshop:
Copied the Ha and OIII and pasted them over the RGB (Ha in Red only, OIII in Green & Blue only). Set blend modes to Lighten.
Added a Clarity boost. Blurred the stars very slightly.