15 Feb 2026
Here is a shot of IC1318 a two panel Mosaic (2P) processed with Astro Pixel Processor using the Combine RGB tool from created Masters to create a HOO image.Then toned down the blend using the sliders in APP. The Butterfly Nebula (IC1318 can be seen just right of centre with the nearby star Sadr embedded within this vast 100 light year wide emissiom nebula in Cygnus around 5,000 light years away.
The workflow continued in Pixinsight with Star,Blur and Noise Xterminator suite then the script Stars Back along with Statistical Stretch brightness and contrast….
IC 1318 Panel 1
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Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 2h40m | 32 |
| SII | 319 | 2h45m | 31 |
| OIII | 281 | 2h25m | 31 |