NGC 1499 California Nebula

The California Nebula was one of my first pictures I took with my mirrorless camera and a guiding unit to obtain approx. 1 h of image data. The result was - well - not so great. But at least I could see the nebula with some sub structures.
This is a totally different thing: The observation bundle contains narrow band data in SHO with almost 11h of data. The detail possible is absolutely fantastic!"
For the post processing I used mainly Affinity Photo 2 in combination with StarXterminator and NoiseXterminator. In order to enhance the nebula structure I used starless H-alpha and SII channels in a combined luminance channel. In the created luminance channel I made structure enhancements and local contrast optimization using the clarity toll and tone mapping tool of Affinity Photo 2. The SHO layer (starless) was blended in, color optimized and finally I reintroduced the stars and reduced their size with use of JR's Macros and curve adjustments.
I hope you like the result! Comments are always welcome.