Target IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula

Constellation Gemini

Acquired January 2023

Filters ZWO 7nm Ha, SII, OIII

Total Integration 8.67 hours

Equipment William Optics FLT91 · ZWO ASI533MM Pro · SkyWatcher EQ6R Pro

This one I had to work hard for! Dealing with winds gusting to 30mph (which plays havok with the guiding system I use to keep my mount pointing at my target very accurately), I spent two nights capturing the data for this target.

I then spent 2 full days to process the result, trying to get the colours to balance in a pleasing way, trying to deal with the very bright star in the middle-right of the frame. I think I gave up and restarted the whole process at least three times before ending up with an image that I’m still not quite happy with (until the next reprocessing attempt!).