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M33. Messing around with some earlier data. I used the "ImproveBrilliance" tool from the PixInsight Toolbox package. Really makes the colors pop and emphasizes the core! pixinsight.com/forum/index.... #seestar #astrophotography #astronomy

A reprocess of the earlier data I shot on M78, except I took a liberal approach on frame rejection, i.e. I allowed post processing to include more noisy frames, and used noise reduction to clean it up post-facto. It reveals how chaotic M78 is. One of my favorites now. #seestar #astrophotography

M16, "The Eagle Nebula", I reprocessed using an "HOO" false color representation. #seestar #astrophotography #astronomy

Playing around with the new NoiseXterminator release. Will take some time to learn the knobs, but I can already see improvements! Here's M16 reprocessed from a 3h integration. #seestar #astrophotograpy #astronomy

M53. A globular cluster ~58k LY from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. #seestar #astronomy #astrophotography

It was an addicting one. More hours kept adding slightly more detail! Decided to cap it and move on to another target.

M78. "The Casper Nebula". M78 is a true stellar laboratory, allowing scientists to observe star birth, the impact of young stars on their environments, and the role of cosmic dust in shaping the universe. 8 hours integration time. Processed with PI. #seestar #astrophotography #astronomy

Thanks! And thank you for your service!

Due to the lack of clear nights I've been revisiting old data using techniques I've picked up over the last few months. Here's IC 1287, an ~8 hour integration I did back in Nov. This forced me to learn histogram and curve analysis to really make the faint nebulosity pop! #seestar #astrophotography

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Both of them are awesome but I can definitely see the difference!

Making a list of #seestar fans. Like if you want to be added! bsky.app/profile/did:...

YouTube video by Delta Astrophotography 2024 PixInsight Tutorial

Check out Delta's youtube. This is where I started with PI! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvt2...

These are all #seestar images!

Awesome!

M33. "The Triangulum Galaxy". 2.73m LY neighbor in Local Group. Lack of central bulge & star-forming regions help astronomers study spiral galaxy evolution. May one day merge into the Milky Way-Andromeda supergalaxy. 12h integration. Bortle 5/6. Processed w/ PI. #seestar #astronomy #astrophotography

NGC 7814. "The Little Sombrero". An edge-on spiral galaxy 40m light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It is so precisely edge-on that it helps astronomers study how dust affects light from stars. 12 hours of integration time. Processed with PixInsight. #seestar #astrophotography #astronomy

M34

M34. "The Spiral Cluster". A close open cluster, 1500 LY away in the constellation Perseus. Astronomers use M34 to study stellar rotation because of its uniform age, composition, and distance to Earth. 30 mins of integration time. Processed with PixInsight. #seestar #astrophotography #astronomy

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IC 1287. A faint blue reflection nebula found in the constellation Scutum. 3000 10s exposures over about a week. Processed with PixInsight. #seestar #astrophotography #space

Clear skies brother!

M16

M16. "The Eagle Nebula". This emission nebula is found in the constellation Serpens. If you look towards the middle, you'll spot the "Pillars of Creation", a region made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope. 1000 10s exposures, processed with PixInsight. #astronomy #astrophotography #seestar

Looks awesome! Well done.

M31. "The Andromeda Galaxy". The closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, 2.5M light years away. It is the most distant object visible to the naked eye. This is a mosaic of multiple images, because Andromeda is quite large in the sky! Processed with PixInsight.

M45

M45. "The Pleiades" a.k.a. "The Seven Sisters". An open star cluster northwest of the constellation Taurus. One of the closest star clusters to Earth at 444 light years. About 3 hours of data. Processed with PixInsight. #seestar #astrophotography

NGC 891

NGC 891. "The Silver Sliver Galaxy". An edge-on spiral galaxy located 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. Offers a unique perspective of how spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, appear as viewed from the side. 4 hours integration, processed with PI. #astrophotography #seestar

NGC 925

NGC 925. "The Amatha Galaxy". This is a barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light years away in the constellation Triangulum. About 8 hours of integration time. Processed with PixInsight. #seestar #astrophotography