Came out much nicer than my previous attempt even though I used the exact same setup and took it from a more light-polluted location. Still lots to improve.

Equipment

• Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro (unity gain, -10°C)
• Telescope: William Optics Redcat 51 APO 250mm f/4.9
• Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi w/ EQ wedge
• Guide scope: ZWO Mini Guide Scope
• Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM-Mini
• Control: ASIAIR Pro

Acquisition

• 24 January 2023
• Taken from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Bortle 7)
• Lights: 104 x 180s
• Darks, Flats

Processing

• PixInsight

  • WBPP
  • DynamicBackgroundExtraction
  • SpectrophotometricColorCalibration
  • BlurXTerminator
  • HistogramTransformation
  • CurvesTransformation on saturation
  • StarXTerminator
  • Star reduction using Bill Blanshan's script
  • PixelMath to combine starless and stars
  • SCNR
  • NoiseXTerminator

• Pixelmator Pro

  • Adjust highlights, shadows and black point
  • Crop

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