Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  LBN 245  ·  LBN 249  ·  LDN 889  ·  PK078+00.1  ·  PK079+00.1
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IC1318 (Butterfly Nebula), m159267
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IC1318 (Butterfly Nebula)

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IC1318 (Butterfly Nebula)

Revision title: A better Stretch...

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Description

It took several processing iterations to get something I was satisfied with.
Clouds were beginning to appear so I cut the imaging session short.
New scope (Stellarvue SVX130T). I was shocked how much larger and heavier the 130mm (triplet) was compared to my 102mm (doublet).
The 102  will become my future solar scope.
I was concerned how my Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro would handle the extra weight.
After adding 16 more lbs of counterweights, the mount tracked between .6 and .8 RMS the entire session.

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  • IC1318 (Butterfly Nebula), m159267
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B

Title: A little more Photoshop

Description: Getting more familiar with the Camera Raw Filter

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C

Title: A better Stretch...

Description: I have been fighting banding with my 2600. I still haven't eliminated it.

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IC1318 (Butterfly Nebula), m159267