Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)

This is the result of reprocessing the same data from the summer. I wasn't happy with how the surrounding nebulosity looked in the original image.

 

Telescope: William Optics GTF81 f6.6 (535 mm focal length)

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Cool

Guidescope: ZWO 60mm / 280mm FL

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI174MM

 

Filter: Optolong L-eNhance Dual Band Pass Imaging Filter

 

Total Integration time: 5hr 20m (80x4m exposures)

Calibration: 25 darks, 25 flats, 25 dark flats

 

Software: APT (acquisition), Pixinsight (stacking and processing) and Photoshop (final touches)

 

Taken from my backyard (Bortle 6) the night of July 14, 2020

Done