Friday, Aug 1, 2025

Good morning   I'm Federico Vittorio Mantovani This is my M16 processing, created with shots taken with a mono camera and SHO filters...I added the stars in RGB. I processed to maintain all the dynamism of the colors to highlight the intersection of the various elements that make up the subject. I hope you like it.   Best regards   Seeing3 / 5 Transparency3 / 5 Sky darkness (Bortle scale)4 Ambient Temperature18.0 ºC Camera Sensor Temperature-10.0 ºC Gain100     Lights (SII)39 x 600 sec Lights (OIII)42 x 600 sec Lights (H-alpha)35 x 600 sec Darks21 x 300 sec Flats21 Bias42   Total lights integration time19:20 hours From Montemaggio Savignone (Ge) Italy       Acquisition DateJun 29, 2025   Sky-Watcher Reflector 300mm/1200 mm 300/1200 quattro   Imaging camera ZWO Optical asi 2600 mc (CMOS) MountEquatorial Sky-Watcher CQ350 PRO FiltersOptolong H-alpha (Narrowband Hydrogen Alpha) Ha 2.00" 3 nmOptolong OIII (Narrowband Oxygen 3) OIII 2.00" 3 nmOptolong SII (Narrowband Sulfur 2) SII 2.00" 3 nm AccessoriesComa corrector Sky-WatcherOff-axis guider ZWO Optical Processed withPixInsight (Pleiades Astrophoto)