IC 405 nebula imaged the last 2 nights in my backyard, Portland , Oregon.
Any appreciated.
Just 4 hours imaging with asi533 color camera and Williams gt71 telescope.
PP in Astropixel, Pixinsight, Photoshop, Capture one, Affinity photo.
Lovely object and the small stars are very appealing with an amazing 3D effect!
Four hours of integration with light pollution is amazing! Are you using a LP filter or can you filter after the fact? I assume the camera has better red sensitivity than our “daytime” cameras? I have been looking at some reviews and found a recommendation for a UV/IR filter – but isn’t IR sensitivity desirable for many DSOs? Or is it a far-IR cutoff?
Beautiful color and shape. I like the way you framed it. Getting the faint dust surrounding the main nebula is great too.
I’m glad to see that a color camera, as opposed to a mono camera with the various SHO filters, is able to capture such a red target. This is inspiring.
Thanks Diane, I use the Radian triad filter ($1000) in drivetrain (telescope), worth every penny.
I can get Mono camera type results without the extra processing although I may get a Mono camera for some targets.
The filters make a huge difference, there are cheaper ones that are very nice as well, you can shoot in the city in Full moon.
Here is another version where I combined the 4 hours this week with some time last winter with a different camera for a better result I think.
Amazing to be able to do processing like that as well – combining shots from a year ago with a different camera!
