A Valentines Rose

Image through late January into early February 2024, this target was finished just in time for Valentines.

A composite of HOO for the nebula and RGB for the stars.


The standard HOO colour pallette


After Narrow Band Normalisation


Image Capture Details

Frames : Ha and O3 @ 50x600s each, RGB @ 100x30s in each filter, with matching calibrations.
Mount : Ioptron CEM60 with starfi connection
Scope : Skywatcher ED 80
Focuser : Moonlite with stepper motor.
Camera : QHY268m @ 56gain and -0C
EFW : QHY CFW3 5×2″
Filters : Antlia RGB, Ha (3nm) and Oiii (3nm)
Guiding : ASI120mc with ZWO 60280 guidescope
Software : SGPro, PHD2, Pixinsight

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