NGC 6939 and NGC 6946
NGC 6936 and NGC 6946 | |
Telescope: |
AP-130 F/6 at F/8 using Nikon 1.4x TC-14 and AP Field Flattener. |
AP 600 GoTo Mount with ST-4 | |
Film & Exposure: | Three E200 Slide at 80 mins, Two E100SV at 80 min and One E100SV at 30 min |
Location: | My Driveway (Huntertown, IN), Moderate Light Pollution |
Date: | Sept 13 and Oct 5, 1999 |
Processing: | Three E200 80min blended Two E100SV 80 min blended, Masked for 70% with 10R Feather and combined with E200 set at 100% blend One E100SV 30 min Masked for 50% with 10R Feather and combined with E200/E100 set at 33% blend |
Scanned with SprintScan 35+ | |
Levels and color adjusted in Photoshop | |
Stacked using Multipoint Feature of Picture Window; 10 points typical used | |
Enhancement of low level light area by Curves | |
Unsharp 1.3 Radius/8 Threshold | |
Grain Reduction by 10% Light Mask + 3R Feather and Gaussian Blur of 1R + 47 Threshold | |
Halos reduced by Circle Marquee/15-5R Feather/Level Reduction | |
Reapplication of Curves and Grain Reduction of 50% Light, 1R Feather and Gaussian Blur of 2R + 28 Threshold |
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