Urban Filtered Heart Nebula Mosaic

It has been a while since my last mosaic. Here is a mosaic formed from six frames of the Heart Nebula. This shot is far from finished as so far I only have 60 minutes per frame and need a couple of hours. MosaicEngine controlled the mount, pointing the scope to the correct position for each frame. The frames were assembled into the mosaic using Microsoft's ICE and processed in Images Plus. As I add more data I'll repost a version with less noise reduction and more detail. I continue to be amazed at what the combination of the Zwo ASI2600MC Pro and the Optolong L-eNhance filter is able to pull out of bright urban skies. Click on the image to see a higher resolution version, then click again to return to this page.

Object Heart Nebula RA 02:33:31 Dec +61:41:18 Date 4 October, 2021 Exposure 60 minutes (4 X 15 minutes) per frame in a 2 by 3 frame mosaic Conditions Bright urban skies. Bortle 6 to 7 depending on the direction Gain 100 Camera Zwo ASI2600MC-Pro Optics Prime focus of a  SkyWatcher Esprit 120 f/7 APO refractor with a focal length of 840 mm Filter Optolong L-eNhance Location Bedford, St. Croix, Nova Scotia Processing This image was captured using Sequence Generator Pro. Each frame stacked with average combine, a small stretch was applied to make the nebula visible. The frames were combined into the complete mosaic using Microsoft ICE. The mosaic was then split star processed similar to this.