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      Telescope Live

      09 Jan 2024

      Helix Nebula

      Please feel free to share any pointers on processing the Helix Nebula for this is my very first image I’ve processed using FITS files after joining Telescope Live. I received the subscription as a Christmas gift from my two sons and started using Siril to process the files from an observation bundle I downloaded. The files came from an 8 hour bundle with LRGB filters. My first attempt in using Siril, had the center area pretty green in color and second try brought out more of the blue you see now. The colors really popped when I used MS Picture manager on the second Siril image. Clearly, I have a lot to learn so any pointers would be appreciated.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 7293

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      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Planetary Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 337.4106 Dec -20.8372
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        29 Jul 2019 - 18 Nov 2022
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha93222h85
      Luminance3217h35m85
      Red1844h20m85
      Green1804h15m85
      Blue1944h35m85

      Helix Nebula