Sh2-115 by castro.pic

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Wow wow and more wows! It’s not the most detailed photo in the world but it’s incredible that I did this all on my own. I took some more OIII photos tonight to add to what I already had from the previous night. It becomes obvious that I have way more data in OIII by how strong that OII signal is compared to the HA signal but I am extremely pleased with this result Canon Rebel T3i
Astronomik 12nm OIII
Astronomik 12nm HA
Sky Guider Pro
Z61
Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) Total Exposure Times:
90x75s OIII
40x75s HA Per Night:
10x75s dark frames
20x1/4000s bias frames
20x75s flat frames Astro Photography Tool
GradientXTerminator
Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker
Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #nightphotography #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography #helix #helixnebula #nebula #canonphotography #filters #astronomik #oxygen #oiii #relaxed_astronomer #hydrogen_alpha #hydrogen #halpha #HA

I definitely feel like I am getting better at this every time I go out at night and last night was no exception. Got a brand new OIII filter (very first one at that) and so I decided to aim for the Helix Nebula or NGC 7293. The next 3 nights so far look incredibly clear with no clouds forecasted at all for all nights. I will definitely look to shoot more data in the OIII and on the last night look at seeing how H-Alpha works along side the OIII. Canon Rebel T3i Astronomik 12nm OIII Sky Guider Pro Z61 Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) 35x75s light frames 10x75s dark frames 20x1/4000s bias frames 20x75s flat frames Astro Photography Tool GradientXTerminator Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #nightphotography #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography #helix #helixnebula #nebula #canonphotography #filters #astronomik #oxygen #oiii https://www.instagram.com/p/CGATOPAji2c/?igshid=qr0f4e4cx6bw

❤️ Composite image of the Trifod and Lagoon Nebulas taken last night over a couple of hours. Unfortunately I lost about 2 hours of exposure time cause I live next to Chicago and couldn’t find them early enough in the night, but got 35 subs for a decent night for me. More to come as nebula season approaches Canon Rebel T3i Astronomik 12 nm Ha filter Sky Guider Pro Z61 Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) 35x90s light frames 10x90s dark frames 10x1/4000s bias frames 10x90s flat frames Astro Photography Tool Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #lagoon #lagoonnebula #trifid #trifidnebula #nebula #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMZX4njP5F/?igshid=1xnojl5bcbjhh