Sh2-86 - Nebula in Vulpecula - H-Alpha enhanced RGB

Sh2-86_HaRGB_TightCrop

 Here is a wider view of Sh2-86:

Sh2-86 HaRGB

The H-Alpha channel before cropping:

Sh2-86 in H-Alpha (Starless via StarX)

Scope: Planewave 12.5" CDK
Camera: Apogee U16M w Astrodon GenII H-Alpha filter
Mount: Paramount ME guided w Astrodon MMOAG and SBIG ST-402ME
10/9/8 x 10 min RGB
27 x 20 min of H-Alpha
Acquired with CCD-Commander controlling TheSkyX and the Planewave focuser

PixInsight Processing:
WBPP then for the Ha Master: BlurX, NoiseX, StarX, then the starless image was stretched using HistogramTransformation and Curves. masked LHE. Save-as-TIFF
RGB processing: SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, SCNR, masked Saturation Boost, Save-as-TIFF

Photoshop Processing:
Split channels on the RGB then added the starless Ha to the Red at 100% and Blue at 20% using Lighten Blend Mode.
Recombine Channels, then added the starless Ha layer over top of this using blend mode Pin Light. Layer Mask - Hide All then brushed in the dust lanes.
On top of this I added a duplicate layer of the total and did a 40 pixel High Pass filter and as above, Layer Mask - Hide All then brushed in the interesting bits

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Lucknow, Ontario
August 2024

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