We finally got two clear nights and although the moon was really bright, this target came out quite well due to the narrowband filter.

Equipment:

  • Samyang 135mm f2.0
  • Fuji X-T5
  • Star Adventurer 2i
  • Duo narrowband filter

Images:

  • 466 x 60s lights
  • ISO 3200
  • @f2.8

Editing:

  • Stacking with drizzle in Siril
  • Background removal in GraXpert
  • photometric color calibration in Siril
  • BlurXTerminator
  • 0.3 denoising with BlurXTerminator
  • Star removal
  • Stretching in Siril with GHST
  • final composing in Photoshop (saturation, contrast, blending with stars)

Full resolution and more details: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/198606/deep_sky/ngc-6974/veil-nebula-complex/by-maxi_franzi