The Wizard

In HOO colour palette
11
OCT
2026

The Wizard Nebula

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I had to try some narrowband imaging with some newly acquired 1.25″ HSO filter set, despite not having a monochrome camera. The wizard nebula in Cepheus was the perfect test for the new setup.

The WizardNebula with Redcat 51

Image details: HOO colour palette with 2 hours of Ha (40 x 180 seconds) plus 5.5 hours of Oiii (110 x 180 seconds) for a total of 7.5 hours integration time. Taken with ToupTek ATR585C (cooled to -10c at a gain of 50) and William Optics SpaceCat 51 250mm / f4.9. Tracked with AstroTrac TT320X-AG. Unguided. Sequenced with N.I.N.A.. Stacked in Stacking Wizard with no calibration frames. Edited with Astro Wizard and Photoshop.

The Wizard Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha with 585c and Redcat 51

In some ways I actually prefer the H-Alpha only image (2 hours integration time). The much stronger signal gives far better detail than the Oiii data.

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