Dusty LBN 534

LBN 534 is a reflection nebula. But as you can see from the image, it is involved with a bit of dust. It is on the border of Andromeda and Cassiopeia. A full size image is here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/LBN534.htm

Optic - Zenithstar 66 mm APO at f/4.3
Camera - Artemis285 Astronomik LRGB filters
Mount - G11/Gemini
Guiding, Megrez 80 mm - 55 mm FL, DSI pro, PHD Guiding

VERY nice!

Great job Jim.

Tyler, Eric,Thanks for the comments.

Great stuff! Nicely processed.

Rolando

Nice done Jim.

A very beautiful image Jim.

Greg.

Very nice image Jim. Ever thought of posting your processing techniques?

Cheers,

Maurice

Thanks for the comments guys.

Maurice, No I really haven't considered trying to post my processing steps. I tend to approach each data set on its own (galaxy, nebula, star cluster, wide field, so on). It also depends on what instrument and what sensor I used for the data. But in general, its stack, color calibrate, gradient removal (if any), equalize background and scale, co-regisiter all stacks, construct the luminance (stretch and contrast), combine RGBs (or other data), luminance layer, final touches - selective sharpening, cosmetic repair, etc.