The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) and lots of dust

Image Title: The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) and lots of dust

Date image was taken: 9/21/2022

Image Description and Details : Shooting from suburban Bortle 5-6 skies, dark nebula are a real challenge for me. After two sessions on the wonderful Iris Nebula in Cepheus, I wasn't satisfied with the quality of my picture. So, I invested another night to increase the total integration time to 11 hours, which made bringing out the faint dust surrounding it possible. Hope you like it!

Celestron RASA 8 (f/2)

Celestron Motorfocuser

EQ6-R Pro

ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro (Gain 100, Offset 18, -5°)

RGB: 468×30″(3h 54′) & 170x60‘‘ (2h 54‘‘)

IDAS LPS-D2 2": 110×120″(3h 40′) & 60×30″(30′)

Total: 10h 54‘

Flats, Darkflats, Dithering

N.I.N.A., Guiding: ZWO ASI 120MM and PHD2

Astropixelprocessor, Photoshop, Pixinsight

Copyright: Markus Horn

Website or Facebook Profile: http://www.astrophoto-hannover.de/