Monoceros Space Garden: A Winter Mosaic

Image Title: Monoceros space garden

Copyright: simone curzi

Date image was taken: January 04, 2025

Location: San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, Bortle 5.

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Image Description and Details: First light with my new ZWO ASI 6200MM on the RedCat 51 for a wide-field image. But since it's never quite wide enough, I decided to start with a mosaic featuring two winter classics of the northern hemisphere skies: the Rosette Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The setup is far from being optimized to my standards, but once I had the new camera in my hands and under the favor of a new moon, I couldn’t resist capturing some photons! I used a dynamic formula to blend narrowband data for a result that is visually captivating yet faithful to the gas emissions, and I gathered several hours of RGB data for the stars. The processing was quite aggressive, as I’ve recently been enjoying this approach for narrowband images, and I took a creative approach with masks to bend PixInsight to my will.

I hope you like it, and I wish everyone clear and dark skies!
Simone
Antlia EDGE H-alpha 4.5nm 2": 80×600″(13h 20′)
Antlia EDGE OIII 4.5 nm 2": 80×600″(13h 20′)
Antlia EDGE SII 4.5 nm 2": 80×600″(13h 20′)
Antlia V-Pro Blue 2": 40×180″(2h)
Antlia V-Pro Green 2": 40×180″(2h)
Antlia V-Pro Red 2": 40×180″(2h)
Integration:
46h

Equipment Details: William Optics RedCat 51 II
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Sky-Watcher EQ6
Antlia EDGE H-alpha 4.5nm 2" · Antlia EDGE OIII 4.5 nm 2" · Antlia EDGE SII 4.5 nm 2" · Antlia V-Pro Blue 2" · Antlia V-Pro Green 2" · Antlia V-Pro Red 2"
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Dec. 30, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025

Name: Simone Curzi

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