Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod
12x600sec at iso 1600
30 Darks/Flats/Bias
Orion ED80 with WO 0.8 reducer/flattener
Baader 7nm H alpha filter

Same image reprocessed with the PixInsight HDRWavelet Transform algorithm.

Some images have showed up lately on APOD from old Hubble data reprocessed with this technique.

I couldn't decide which I liked better, so I have kept both. This view is just so unconventional compared to the usual Rosette image that I have trouble getting used to it, even if it does show more delicate nebulosity and structure. Sort of like the unconventional views of NGC6543 and M104 shown recently on APOD that were processed with the same algorithm.

March 20, 2008