M27 - Dumbell Nebula

This is getting to be a habit! Now using Noel Carboni's tools, this is my 4th try!

Another attempt at processing.

Another processing session on this image (oh, what to do whilst its daytime!) - this time, I combined using the Sigma Clip algorithm, DDP processed, and then aligned and combined LRGB images. It definately seems to bring out more of the nebulosity doing it this way.

Same image - reprocessed again to attempt to remove the sky gradient.

A crop, colour adjust, and unsharp mask of the image below.

Date: 2008-08-02
Object: Messier 27 - Dumbell Nebula
Scope: GS 153mm Newtonian
Camera: SXV-H9
Guide Scope: Williams Optics ZS66
Guide Camera: SX Guidehead
Exposure: 300 seconds Luminance and 100 seconds RGB
Images: 8 Luminance, 5 each RGB

Date: 2008-08-02
Object: Messier 27 - Dumbell Nebula
Scope: GS 153mm Newtonian
Camera: SXV-H9
Guide Scope: Williams Optics ZS66
Guide Camera: SX Guidehead
Exposure: 300 seconds
Images: 6