IC434 HaRGB, Jeff Donaldson

IC434 HaRGB

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Description

Created the HaRed blend using this method, below, then normal processing in Pixinsight after channel combination.

Object: IC434 / Horsehead Nebula in Orion

Location: Enfield, NS Canada

Date: November 24th/25th/26th, 2013

Camera: Canon XSi / 450D Gary Honis Full Spectrum modified

Filter: Astronomik 12nm Hydrogen Alpha

Telescope: Orion 8" F4 Astrograph

Mount: Celestron CGEM

Guiding: Celestron 80mm Guidescope with an Orion Starshoot Autoguider.

Focusing: Rigel nStep ASCOM stepper Focus Motor

Subs_Ha:11x1200s(3hr40m)

Subs_RGB: 81x120s(2hr32m)

12 Darks, 25 Bias and 25 Flats

Acquired with: BackyardEOS 3

Processing: DSS

Post-Processing: Pixinsight 1.8 RC7

Added 12 Darks

Opened the Ha and the RGB_red image in Photoshop Creative Cloud.

Copied the Ha file and pasted over the RGB Red file

Set blending to Normal and Opacity to 80%

Flattened the image

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IC434 HaRGB, Jeff Donaldson