Total image time was 16 minutes.

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Annotated Image

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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:First Quarter
Camera:Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics:160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter:LP
Binning:1x1
Date:2026-05-22
Number of images:16
Exposure per image:60 s
Total imaging time:16 min

PixInsight Processing

  1. Image Integration (x2)
  2. Drizzle Integration
  3. BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution)
  4. Gradient Correction
  5. Spectrophotometric Color Calibration
  6. NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) (x2)
  7. Multiscale Adaptive Stretch
  8. Curves Transformation
  9. GraXpert (gradient removal)