Caldwell 49 Rosette Nebula - 1st Light with L-eNhance

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celeron787
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Caldwell 49 Rosette Nebula - 1st Light with L-eNhance

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1st light with new L-eNhance filter, also 1st time doing more than 30sec subs. Glad that guiding the star adventurer made it possible.
Focusing with a bhatinov mask was not easy as the filter cuts out so much light.
Still a noisy image probably due to the lack of integration time.

The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an emission nebula, a large star forming region located in the constellation Monoceros. It more than lives up to its informal nickname, as its circular shape and deep, dark centre gives it a floral appearance.

Annotated: https://nova.astrometry.net/annotated_full/6129843

Nikon D5600 H-alpha Modified
William Optics RedCat 51 Petzval APO
Svbony SV165 Mini Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Aluminium Tripod

Singapore, Bortle 8
Optolong L-eNhance filter
ISO400
Light Frames - 50 x 90secs (manually dithered in RA and DEC)
Dark Frames - 15 x 90secs
Flat Frames - 20
Bias Frames - 50

Deep Sky Stacker
StarTools - 50% bin, Autodev, Crop, Wipe, Filmdev, Shrink, Color, Super Structure, Denoise
Lightroom - Denoise, Curves

Any comments and critiques are welcome.

ImageCaldwell 49 Rosette Nebula by Yun Chong Lim, on Flickr
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Re: Caldwell 49 Rosette Nebula - 1st Light with L-eNhance

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LookingForScope wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:20 pm Very nice photo!! May I know what time did you shoot it?
Thanks!! I took it on Sunday night, about 9pm to about 11pm.
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LookingForScope wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:14 pm Ahh I see. Must be a really dark spot then! Given how "alive" SG still is at 9pm
Haha i think it's more of the filter blocking unwanted light.
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Re: Caldwell 49 Rosette Nebula - 1st Light with L-eNhance

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Way to go! Now is the prime season for deep sky astrophotography.
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Re: Caldwell 49 Rosette Nebula - 1st Light with L-eNhance

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LookingForScope wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:07 pm oh yeah forgot you were using filters haha sorry!
I gotta say the filter is a game changer here, but I think it'll only be worthwhile if you're autoguiding.
hhzhang wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:07 am Way to go! Now is the prime season for deep sky astrophotography.
Yea, so many nice targets, maybe I'll sink in more time into the rosette or try out something else in auriga. If only I'm less lazy.
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