The Jelly Fish Nebula IC 443

[Andy Nowlen]

It's fun to be imaging again - at least for a couple of nights.
Here I have my January 31, 2022 version of IC443 The Jellyfish Nebula. I used a modified SHO process using the OSC data.

Takahashi FSQ106n @ 530mm
6.7 hours integration
Filter = L-extreme
Mount - iOptron CEM40EC
AsiAir Pro
Camera = Asi533mc pro
Astropixel processor

 

[JimFox]

Love it Andy! I like your modified processing! You got some nice detail.

And this reminds me, this is a nebular I really want to capture when I finally get an astro camera! My DSLR just doesn't pick up enough detail there. I use Photoshop for my processing, and I think I had seen a tutorial somewhere that described how to use the OSC data to imitate SHO in Photoshop.

 

[AlanLichty]

Amazing looking result. Beautiful colors and detail.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Spectacular.

 

[Andy Nowlen]

Love it Andy! I like your modified processing! You got some nice detail.

And this reminds me, this is a nebular I really want to capture when I finally get an astro camera! My DSLR just doesn't pick up enough detail there. I use Photoshop for my processing, and I think I had seen a tutorial somewhere that described how to use the OSC data to imitate SHO in Photoshop.

A youtube video that helped me with the OSC colors is by "Lukomatico".

Of course, there are many others and some go into great detail.

 

[Dan Moorehead]

Stunning

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Lovely image. I just marvel at the all the DSO images I see, what it takes to collect the data and then process it.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Great results - IC443 is trickier than it seems I think. I have one attempt that ended up with bad gradients, I will have to go back again and try that one. Love the detail and colors in this version.

ML

 

[chuckp]

Excellent shot on a tough object.

 

[JimFox]

A youtube video that helped me with the OSC colors is by "Lukomatico".

Of course, there are many others and some go into great detail.

Thanks for the link Andy! I will check it out later. I have been up all night imaging out in the desert.

 

[Andy Nowlen]

Thanks for all the comments. You all know how valuable some encouragement can be in this hobby!