M20 & M8

06/13_14/2021
M8 & M20
StellarVue SV70T APO, ZWO 1600mm camera, Baader Filters, CGX Mount, Captured using NINA, Processed with Astro Pixel Processor.
10x 60second - Lum
30x 120seconds ea. - RGB
Total Integration Time = 3hours 10 minutes
Taken from Nelson's Landing @ 794' - SQL Reading 20.90 - 85°f
18h 02m 23s −23° 01′ 48

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Same image and original data but with an additional 10x 300seconds of Ha data added.

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Nice, The first pic seems have more detail in the core .. I have never added a specific wavelength before and have no idea if this is normal.

Well they are both excellent and beautiful captures in their own right, but I have to learn towards the first one as my favorite. More saturated and second seems burned out and less detail, at least on my iPad mini.

Nice location for imaging!

xa-coupe wrote in post #19248122
Nice, The first pic seems have more detail in the core .. I have never added a specific wavelength before and have no idea if this is normal.

I too am just starting to learn how to do LHaRGB processing.

Park Ranger wrote in post #19248218
Well they are both excellent and beautiful captures in their own right, but I have to learn towards the first one as my favorite. More saturated and second seems burned out and less detail, at least on my iPad mini.

Nice location for imaging!

I agree too. I'm sure someone with more processing experience could have made the second image look better with the additional Ha data. I'm not a fan of blowing out the core of the Lagoon Nebula but I couldn't figure out how to get it under control.

Re-processed again. This time I eliminated the Lum data and just stacked the RGB Ha data with the Ha data replacing Luminance.
I think the Lagoon looks better now with less of the core being blown out and also more of a red hue as opposed to the original purple-ish color in my first go.

IMAGE LINK: https://photos.smugmug​.com …i-hC4CHC5-X3.jpg&lb=1&s=A

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Aaaah, Really like your last version (one with stars )

Strange, but I really didn’t notice the color so much being off on M8, until you corrected it. The brain sometimes amazes me how it can work “or not “. lol

Very nice!