Pillars of Creation (Untracked ~18min)

Equipment used: Nikon Z9, NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR, Berlebach Report 3022, no-tracking, 3d printed Bahtinov mask

Camera Settings: 0.5s Exposure, ISO 6400, Aperture f/2.8

Post processing: DDS -> Stacked 98% of 2251 Images (= 18min 23s), 97 Darkframes 42 Flatframes 38 Offsetframes; Siril (beginner) -> Auto and Manual Stretching, Background extraction; Crop, Saturation, Green Noise Reduction

Environment: Shot at Bortle class 4 light pollution. First Quarter Moon. 10°C

u/ComprehensiveSalad27 — 3 months ago