Utah Astrophotography
Iris Nebula
Definitely the hardest object I've ever attempted to image, this is a reflection nebula buried in dust. From my bortle 5/6 location it takes a huge amount of integration to pull detail out from the background. This is a beautiful blue target, reminds me of the Pleiades in terms of colors, with dark dusty clouds that obscure stars in the background.
Shot with an ASI183mm on a William Optics GT81 with a Sirius EQ-G mount, using ZWO LRGB filters.
All subs done at gain 53 and offset 11:
211 x 120" for L
125 x 120" for each RGB.
Iris Nebula
Definitely the hardest object I've ever attempted to image, this is a reflection nebula buried in dust. From my bortle 5/6 location it takes a huge amount of integration to pull detail out from the background. This is a beautiful blue target, reminds me of the Pleiades in terms of colors, with dark dusty clouds that obscure stars in the background.
Shot with an ASI183mm on a William Optics GT81 with a Sirius EQ-G mount, using ZWO LRGB filters.
All subs done at gain 53 and offset 11:
211 x 120" for L
125 x 120" for each RGB.