North American & Pelican Nebula Better stars make better images.... here is a reprocess of last year's data plus an additional 30 min taken this year. The 30 min didn't add much, but better processing tequniques did. Learning how to effectively use star removal for processing has been a nemesis of mine, until now . 1 - With stars 2 - starless (this time my fav!) . 45 x 240s (6-5-2021) 7 x 300s (6-6-2021) 20 x 360s (9-11-2021) 6 x 300s (6-21-2022) 800 ISO - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . @optcorp @canonusa @radiantelescopes @optolongfilter @provjournal . #astronomy #astrophotography  #OPTeam #myOPTgear  #highpointscientific #agenaastro  #earliestlight #astromaniacmag  #ngc7000 #northamericannebula  #pelicannebula #optolongfilter #cygnus #space #cosmos #milkyway  #Nebula #stars #canonphotography  #radiantelescopes #ig_spaceimage  #ig_astrophotography #rhodeisland  #nature #beauty #red #telescope  #optolonglenhance #hpscollections  #nightsky (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1JejWOr1I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

North American & Pelican Nebula - Wanted to go back and attempt some new palette options since I am using a duo-band filter with the L-eNhanced. I extracted Ha & Oiii channels in Astro Pixel Processor, and then used the Extract Ha-Oiii Mono option to give a luminance, or in this case, simulate a substitute for a Sii channel. I used the HOss blending method - assigning the Ha and Oiii extractions to the Red Channel, then the Ha-Oiii extraction to both the Green and Blue channels. This was all done in APP. I then processed the image in Photoshop. I like this palette option as it feels a bit more muted but can still be vibrant, while showing off a little more detail. . 45 x 240s (6-5-2021) 7 x 300s (6-6-2021) 20 x 360s (9-11-2021) 6 x 300s (6-21-2022) 800 ISO - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . @optcorp @canonusa @radiantelescopes @optolongfilter @provjournal . #astronomy #astrophotography  #OPTeam #myOPTgear  #highpointscientific #agenaastro  #earliestlight #astromaniacmag  #ngc7000 #northamericannebula  #pelicannebula #optolongfilter #cygnus #space #cosmos #milkyway  #Nebula #stars #canonphotography  #radiantelescopes #ig_spaceimage  #ig_astrophotography #rhodeisland  #nature #beauty #HOss #telescope  #optolonglenhance #optolongfilter #nightsky (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgEaZLiufOi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mosaic in Cygnus - Sadr Region I have been learning how to process by removing stars and adding them back in later and it had been a gamechanger. Typically this has been a straight forward reprocess but for this image, being so large, it was near impossible to clean up the stars from the original edit. Tried starting from scratch but didn't work well, then something clicked last night and I spent 2 hours for 4 edits (processes take a long time on a 10gb PSB file!). In the end. I was able to clean up the stars and get this as a final product. . Full resolution at Astrobin, link on profile . 21 hours, 20 min integration Dark, flat, dark flat and bias calibration frames Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, combined in Astro Pixel Processor, final processing in Photoshop . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . @canonusa @optcorp @optolongfilter @provjournal . . . #astrophotography #astronomy #phototography #photooftheday #apod #NASA #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #optolongfilter #optolonglenhance #CanonFavPic #canonphotography #ig_astrophotography #ig_spaceimage #space #Nebula #Cygnus #sadr #crescentnubula #tulipnebula #stars #rhodeisland #providenceri #astrobin #space #milkyway #astromaniacmag #backyardastronomy (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6bacVu1-0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

NGC 7822 - The Question Mark Nebula This nebula is found in the constellation Cepheus. This is another target inspired by @robert_leach90 that I was finally able to get started on. Because it's more North then East, this is currently a difficult target for me, and that doesn't include the clouds I had rolling in! I was able to get 3 hours and look forward to getting more soon. . Full resolution on Astrobin, link in Bio . 45 x 240s Dark, flat, bias and dark flats used for calibration. Captures using Astrophotography Tool, stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Photoshop Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61mm Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . . . #astrophotography #astronomy #astrophoto #highpointscientific #hpscollections #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #optolongfilter #optolonglenhance #radianraptor61 #canoneosra #canonphotography #CanonFavPic #ngc7822 #questionmarknebula #ig_spaceimage #ig_astrophotography #rhodeisland #space #nightsky #nasa #apod #cosmos #milkyway #nebula #stars #cepheus #backyardastronomy (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgb2FuWOcAt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another image that I found in my archives👍🤩. This was one of many look out spots off the side of the road in Sequoia National Park. The summer milkyway is muted behind a thin layer of smoke from forest fires back in August 2018. This is a stack of several 30 second exposures with the #canon6d modified #sigma15mmfisheye #optolongfilter lpro @optolongfilter @twannight ____________________________ #weatherandskyphotography #astrophotography #universetoday #nightsky #NightScaper #nightscape #starscape #starrynight #awesomeearth #milkywaychasers #longexpo_addiction #milkyway #amazing_longexpo #longexposureshots #naturescape #earthpix #teamcanon #canon_photos #californiaadventure #special_shots #ourplanetdaily #earthpix #discoverearth #awesomeearth #NeverStopExploring #instagram #astronomy (at Sequoia National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFwutWOIAL/?utm_medium=tumblr