M16 Eagle Nebula with CHI-1

M16 Eagle Nebula with CHI-1
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M16 Eagle Nebula with CHI-1

Hubble palette image from One-Click Observations; SII: 22 x 600s Ha: 26 x 600s OIII: 31 x 600s.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
CHI-1
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
FLI PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
08-04-2022 to 18-04-2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Astrodon 3nm narrowband
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Affinity Photo.
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Nik Szymanek / Telescope Live
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Comments

Hi Nik, love the detail. Quick question, did you process the stars and background separately using the technique you have demonstrated that uses Star exterminator??

Thanks Neil.
Yes, I always separate the stars from the background when processing. For the M16 shot I used StarNetv2 as it's slightly quicker and it creates a star layer, although StarXterminator does an equally good job. It's then a simple task to combine the two layers in Affinity or Photoshop. This method allows a huge amount of flexibility and produces much better results than working with a single image.
Cheers,
Nik