From right to left: The Garnet Star, Dozens of LDN and LBNs, IC 1396, Several Barnard’s dark nebulae, and many other features.
22,000 x 14,667 pixels
HOORGB color pallet.
4-panel mosaic, I went very deep on the two right side panels. I was only going to do a 2-panel mosaic of the Garnet Star and Elephant Trunk, but last minute decided to add two panels on the left side to show the very busy complex in its entirety.
Image details:
190, 5-minute, 100-gain Ha
190, 5-minute, 100-gain OIII
30, 30-second, 100-gain Red
30, 30-second, 100-gain Green
30, 30-second, 100-gain Blue
45, Dark frames
Per panel (2) on the right side.
25, 5-minute, 100-gain Ha
25, 5-minute, 100-gain OIII
30, 30-second, 100-gain Red
30, 30-second, 100-gain Green
30, 30-second, 100-gain Blue
45, Dark frames
Per panel (2) on the left side.
ASI2600mm pro
Astronomik filters
EQ6-R Pro mount
Esprit 100ED, 550mm focal length, F5.5.
Guided, dithered, 2x drizzled in Pixinsight.
Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Data was acquired from my backyard (Bortle-6) and Cheddar Ranch Observatory (Bortle-4 / Bortle-3).
10/17, 10/18, 10/19, 10/20, 10/21, 10/30, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/11, 11/12/2023.
