NGC281 Pacman Nebula in SHO

 Posted: Oct 12th, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar FRA300 Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI678MM
Mount: ZWO AM3
Guide Scope: ZWO APO 30mm F/5
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120 Mini
Software: ASIAIR, Siril, GraXpert
Accessories: ToupTek 1.25" SHO 6.5 nm
Exposure:
150 x 150" ISO/Gain: 0 - S
150 x 150" ISO/Gain: 0 - H
150 x 150" ISO/Gain: 0 - O
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Novosibirsk, Russia
 Oct 11th, 2025
18 h 45 m
165
Resolution: 1954x3286 px
Scale: 6506 KB
Basic SHO assembly. The stars are original.
Updated
  13 Oct, 2025
  0
Another processing option. Less red.
  12 Oct, 2025
  20 h 5 m
Another processing option. I added an L channel to the stars. I cut out the stars using Starnet but combined them with SHO using pixel math. I worked with the n…
  12 Oct, 2025
  19 h 45 m
The nebula is assembled from SHO. Stars are substituted from RGB. It is visible that in RGB the stars are smaller and have more realistic colors, but after comb…
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  12 Oct, 2025
  18 h 45 m
Basic SHO assembly. The stars are original.
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