Total image time was 1 hour and 28 minutes.

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Sky Location

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Image Details

Moon Phase:Last Quarter
Camera:Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics:160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter:IRCUT
Binning:1x1
Stacking:StackingWizard, 263 frames
Date:2026-10-04
Number of images:263
Exposure per image:20 s
Total imaging time:1 h 28 min

AstroWizard Processing

  1. GraXpert background extraction (0.5) (x2)
  2. Color calibration (x2)
  3. BlurXTerminator (0.6) (x2)
  4. Mended
  5. NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (x2)
  6. Crop
  7. Stretch (deep)
  8. Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch
  9. Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
  10. Star removal (StarXTerminator)
  11. Darken background (x2)
  12. Contrast (pop) adjustment
  13. Curves adjustment
  14. SCNR (green noise removal)
  15. Star recombination (screen blend)
  16. NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.6)

Click the image to zoom in (4 steps), then again for full view · open full resolutionSky location chart · click to zoom in (4 steps), then again for full view · open full resolution

Sky Location

The chart above shows where this image sits on the night sky. The yellow outline is its field of view, with the picture itself drawn at its true orientation; north is up and east is left. Click the chart to zoom in, and use "open full resolution" for the full-size chart.

Image Details

Moon Phase:Last Quarter
Camera:Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics:160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter:IRCUT
Binning:1x1
Stacking:StackingWizard, 263 frames
Date:2026-10-04
Number of images:263
Exposure per image:20 s
Total imaging time:1 h 28 min

AstroWizard Processing

  1. GraXpert background extraction (0.5) (x2)
  2. Color calibration (x2)
  3. BlurXTerminator (0.6) (x2)
  4. Mended
  5. NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (x2)
  6. Crop
  7. Stretch (deep)
  8. Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch
  9. Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
  10. Star removal (StarXTerminator)
  11. Darken background (x2)
  12. Contrast (pop) adjustment
  13. Curves adjustment
  14. SCNR (green noise removal)
  15. Star recombination (screen blend)
  16. NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.6)

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