Dumbbell Nebula

[StarzSkies]

Dumbbell Nebula

I shot this over 3 nights about 2-3 hours clock time each night.
Did a couple of edits so I posted both results.
A lot of variations posted, used some as a color guideline.
Using WO SpaceCat 51 WIFD, ASI2600MC Pro
SV220 7nm filter.
SharpCap
Separate Guiding PHD2
Darks and Flats.
Total 991 frames 30 seconds, gain 300, dither every 5 frames.
Stacked with Siril Ha OIII
Editing AstroWizard, Siril, Gimp, Affinity.
Thanks for looking.
Frank

[StarzSkies]

I'm posting one more image. I think the stars and nebula look much better.
Spent a lot of time on this one using Siril pixel math and GHS. Never really got a great result.
After reading about it, I tried Luke's AstroWizard (all 3 images). I had much more success getting the wings out of this nebula with his app and without destroying the nebula itself, in a fraction of the time, minutes vs hours.
It's a very simple dialog to follow.
I also downloaded the RC Astro tools (blurX, noiseX and starX). After the trial, I'll definitely be purchasing.
Really like his app. Saves a lot of time. Give it a try.
Frank