Hi all!
Last year, when I only had my Dwarf 3 for a couple of weeks, I captured the Veil Nebula. Western (NGC6960) and Full Nebula (C33/C34).
Last night, as I suddenly realized the weather was good, clear sky and no risk for rain, I decided to put the Dwarf 3 out for a night of scheduled capturing.
Doing so I decided to revisit the Veil Nebula and scheduled the Dwarf 3 for a night of Duo-Band 60 seconds exposure, Gain 60 for about 4 hours, and a bit of Astro filter for the last 2 hours prior to sunrise.
This morning I MegaStacked all of that combining it with the full C33/C34 data I had from last year. End result is around a total of 6+ hours of integration time, taking into account that this was a Mosaic of 4 parts to capture the full structure of the entire Nebula. Hence each of the 4 parts got around 1/4 of the total integration time.
To start, this was the capture from last year:
And this is the end result from last night – MegaStacked with it:
Both have gone through Stellar Studio, and a bit of curve editing in Apple Photos. The new one also got some Star Reduction processed in the Dwarflab app, which brings the focus better on the Nebula feature.
Quite happy with the result!
To endless exploration, starry nights, and a little bit of cosmic nerdiness!
TTG
