Chaotic Nebula

See how the image was put together by using #PixInsight: https://chaoticnebula.com/ic-342-the-hidden-galaxy-of-camelopardalis/

IC 342, the Hidden Galaxy, a grand spiral close to our Milky Way, but dust obscures its view. Despite the veil, its swirling arms and starry core shine through with 35 hours of data captured from my backyard #astrophotography #space #photography

See how this image was constructed with #PixInsight: https://chaoticnebula.com/messier-51-m51-the-whirlpool-galaxy/

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) one of the closest grand design spiral galaxies, (31 million light-years away). Fantastic target for #astrophotography with any size telescope. 40 hours of data through my telescope #Astronomy #Photography

Take a look at the following workflow using #PixInsight to see how I created the image. https://chaoticnebula.com/a-narrowband-image-of-the-fish-head-nebula-ngc-896/

Fun Fact: The Fishhead Nebula (NGC 896) shows many dark pillars or fingers pointing towards the center. All created by stellar winds and intense radiation. 30 hours of narrowband data with my telescope #astrophotography #Photography

Take a look at how this latest image was put together using #PixInsight https://chaoticnebula.com/m81-bodes-galaxy/

After 4 years, I've gone back to re-image M81 - Bode's Galaxy. What a difference!

Same telescope, same mount, same camera. Just more experience with image processing in #PixInsight

#Astrophoto #Astronomy #Photography #Space

To capture intricate details of celestial objects, need to apply noise reduction. #PixInsight provides TGV Denoise, that does a fantasic job. Learn how. https://chaoticnebula.com/why-masking-and-local-support-with-pixinsights-tgv-denoise-is-important/ #astrophotography

Details on the processing through #PixInsight are here https://chaoticnebula.com/sh2-91-a-supernova-remnant-in-cygnus/

Sh2-91: The other Veil Nebula in Cygnus. This supernova remnant is much dimmer than Veil, but still beautiful. I captured this 5-panel #astrophotography mosaic over 11 nights through HA and OIII filters totaling 30 hours of data. #Photography #Astronomy

Astrophotos are full of stars, but they get in the way during image processing. To get the most out of StarNet in #PixInsight workflows, learn about how settings like Image Resolution impact the results. https://chaoticnebula.com/how-to-best-use-starnet-within-pixinsight/

#Astrophotography

Details of how the image was gathered and processed can be found here: https://chaoticnebula.com/ngc-6888-the-crescent-nebula-in-cygnus/

So much detail in this #Astrophotography image of NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula.

6 nights to image
30 hours of data through narrowband filters
12" SCT scope

A classic example of a Wolf-Rayet nebula - a massive star shedding its outer layers

#photography #astronomy

See the #PixInsight process that was used to create this image https://chaoticnebula.com/see-how-to-photograph-a-reflection-nebula-in-cepheus-ngc-7129/

Reprocess of 40 hrs of NGC 7129 data (R, B, G, HA). Might be one of my favorite objects as it is so unique. 3,300 light years away. Stars less than 1 million years old (infants). Captured with my telescope #Astrophotography #Photography

#Astrophotography challenges with background gradients, often caused by light pollution and residual amp glow from the camera. Learn how to use #PixInsight gradient removal process. https://chaoticnebula.com/how-to-use-pixinsight-gradient-correction/

See how this image was put together using a broadband workflow in #PixInsight https://chaoticnebula.com/an-astrophoto-of-m95-a-barred-spiral-galaxy-in-leo/

Galaxy M95 has high metallicity (higher proportion of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium than the sun). Often means gone through many generations of star formation. 10 hours of RGB data through my telescope #astrophotography #photography

When using #PixInsight Deconvolution, accurate Point Spread Function model shows blurring characteristics within image. Learn the ways to create a good PSF model for #Astrophotography https://chaoticnebula.com/learn-how-to-create-a-point-spread-function-psf-model-for-pixinsight-deconvolution/

To see how this image was put together using #PixInsight, follow the guide: https://chaoticnebula.com/adding-hydrogen-alpha-to-the-galaxy-m106/

At 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, the Galaxy M106 shows some amazing details. Adding 10 hours of HA data to 30 hours of RGB helps highlight star forming regions. Take with my telescope #Astrophotography #photography

To see how #PixInsight was used to put this image together, following the guide: https://chaoticnebula.com/the-cocoon-nebula-ic5146-how-to-integrate-broadband-and-narrowband-astrophotography/

The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus is a hotbed of star formation, where hundreds of stars were recently born. The young stars and dust create a lot of color. 46 hours of data from my backyard telescope #Astrophotography #photography

See how it was processed in #PixInsight https://chaoticnebula.com/ngc-7635-the-bubble-nebula-of-cassiopeia/

Bubble Up! The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) is not a perfect bubble. Irregular shape due to complex interactions. Still, it is a beautiful + colorful expanding bubble. 30 hours of narrowband data through my telescope #photography #astrophotography