M42 SHO

M42 SHO
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M42 SHO

Ha: 58 x 30s, OIII: 48 x 30s, SII: 44 x 30s. North is down in this view.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
CHI-1
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
QHY600M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4th - 5th July 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Astrodon 3nm narrowband SHO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Blur Xterminator, Star Xterminator, Noise Xterminator, Affinity Photo.
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Nik Szymanek / Telescope Live
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Comments

Thanks John.
Yes, Blur X works very well to bring out fine detail in objects like M42. I also applied it to the SII dataset as that exhibits some very interesting structure.

Remarkably fine detail, Nik! Was this accomplished with Blur X-t in PixInsight?

Thanks Georg!
I find M42 to be the easiest object to image but one of the hardest to process! The brightness variations need a lot of care and attention.
Likewise with the colours of the SHO palette.
All good fun and practice though. 😊