NGC7380 The Wizard Nebula

[AstroBee]

I just purchased a new color camera a couple of weeks ago and along with it, I purchased the L-Pro and L-eXtreme filter to use with it.
My new toy is the ZWO ASI2600MC camera that will match nicely with my 2600MM.
This is the very first target I attempted from my Bortle 8 backyard using the L-eXtreme filter.
I know there's so much more color that I should be able to pull out of this but this is also my first attempt to process OSC data with the dual-band eXtreme filter. I feel like a complete newbie but I'm happy with this as a starting point.
14x 600sec subs = 140minutes of integration.
2600MC, L-eXtreme filter, Explore Scientific ED152 CF w/E.S. 0.7x flattener/reducer, iOptron CEM70EC mount.
Captured with NINA
Processed with PixInsight.


I'm going to watch a few videos on proper processing OSC data with this dual narrowband filter and give it another try. I'll edit this post and show those results.
Here's my second go at processing the OSC data.

[Larry 1969]

Nice work!
That's a tough target to process. At least for me...

Larry

[AstroBee]

I followed Lukomatico's method described in this video to do the second go at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_N4J-lPTOM&t=1762s

[BABOafrica]

The second image is captivating. I love the colors.

BABO

[MariusD69]

Wonderful! Great work!

[SkyHiker]

That looks super, congratulations on the firs light! Amazing how you pulled out the color, looking at that first image, and still end up with white stars.

[Jockinireland]

thats excellent - well done and congrats on the 2600mc - your going to love it.

[Juno16]

Beautiful image (s) Greg!

You certainly can’t beat those images for a first light.

Both are very nice, but you can’t beat the version done with Like’s Hubble pallet. This pallet works very well for this target.

Nice work!

[starfield]

Congrats on the first light. And maybe our extended monsoon season is finally over to give you some clear skies!

[Mirrorgirl]

I like both of them beautiful thanks for sharing

[AstroBee]

That looks super, congratulations on the firs light! Amazing how you pulled out the color, looking at that first image, and still end up with white stars.

Pixinsight, Photometric color calibration, then extract the stars and do all the color adjustments to the nebula only, then add the stars back in.

[STEVE333]

Congratulations on your new camera. Seems like nothing but nice comments about that camera.

I especially like your second version where the additional color brings out more details. Nicely done.

Steve

[messier 111]

superb wiz , thx .