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Hi Jim. I found that doing the mosaic creation steps on non-linear images worked best (for this image anyway). I did all the linear processing stuff (dynamic crop, dbe etc) first for each stacked panel. If you use dynamic crop you will need to apply the plate solving again (I use the 'Copy...

Thanks Alan, yes I was pretty pleased with the details I managed to pull of the gas clouds, considering the lack of decent dark skies at this time of year.

Hi Jim, thanks for the feedback. Compiling a mosaic in PI is actually fairly straightforward, so long as each of your panels has been plate solved (which you can easily do in PI). Its basically a 3 step process: Good luck!

This is a 3-panel mosaic of the region around NGC7023, in the constellation Cepheus, taken during May this year. The designation NGC 7023 actually refers to the open cluster of stars within the larger blue reflection nebula which is designated as LBN 487. NGC 7023, also known as the Iris Nebula...

Thanks Jim. Yes, IFN is relatively new to me too. Hope I haven't opened Pandora's box!

This image is my longest in terms of acquisition time (over 25rs in total), and most complex yet in terms of processing. I wanted to capture the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) within this region, so used my ASI2600 (OSC) to get a wider field of view. But I also wanted to do justice to the...

Very nice, I like this a lot. Wish I had a longer scope to really get in close and pick up all that detail. Great work.

Thanks Jim. I just had this image in my head of Virgo adorned in this galactic wonder. Is that weird? 😀

Love your results. I have collected RGB and Ha data on this target, but not yet processed it. The last couple of nights I have been adding more RGB using my OSC (ASI2600MC), in the hope of pulling out some of the IFN. Not sure how I will combine all this yet in PixInsight, but will be well happy...

Markarian's Chain, a stretch of galaxies found in the constellation of Virgo, which viewed from Earth lie along a smoothly curved line. Charles Messier first discovered the two brightest of the galaxies, M84 and M86, in 1781. Just to the left of centre can be seen a pair of interacting galaxies...

I didn't find this particularly easy to process, and I think I have overdone the blues a tad. But quite pleased with being able to pull out the reds. This final image has been rotated and cropped, mainly to give a more pleasing perspective (in my view). Originally it was edge on due to the fact...

I love this Jim. It's on my bucket list of targets, but I only get a maximum of 2 hours window as it is so low in the sky for me. I did manage to shoot some narrow band a year or so ago. Makes me want to get back on it and shoot some more. Thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks for all your kind comments, its great to see my stuff amongst the fantastic images here. Must admit I was a little daunted taking the plunge in to PixInsight, but like most things I guess, if you are willing to put in the initial work in learning the basics I don't think it has been too...

Thanks Ben. I liked the starless version as well, but with a little reduction the stars won the day.

Thanks Jim. I am pretty pleased with the result really. I have been shooting with my OSC lately, but went back to my trusty ASI1600MM and shot some narrowband in SHO. Its amazing the detail that can be drawn out of the data. Also, this is my first attempt at using Pixinsight for all...

The designation NGC 2264 is used to identify 2 objects in the constellation of Monoceros. The Cone Nebula, which can be seen in the bottom of the image, and an open star cluster known as the ‘Christmas Tree’ located above the Cone. The tree is inverted with the top of the tree marked by the...

Thanks to Jim Fox for the invite to this Forum, very pleased to be here. This is an image I took of M78. There is a lot of eye candy in Orion, and for me this region certainly falls into that category. Sky Watcher Esprit 100ED Sky Watcher EQ6R Pro ASI2600MC Lights: 100 x 150s My first fully...