Rosetta

Somehow a second run, I have managed to get the lights in December but only now to process them.
Object: Rosetta
Light: 10x900 sec UV/IR cut filter stacked together with 10x900 sec H-alpha 6 nm Astrodon

Camera QHY9M @ -25°C
Optics: TS ED 90/500 mm
Guiding: Celestron 102/660 mm with ATIK 16IC and UHC-S Baader filter
Stacking: sigma clip, white and black point corrections.
Mount: EQ-6 Pro with EQMOD


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