Lbn528 and Lbn532 + Federico Boninsegna + L-UItimate, L-Pro, L-QEF

Lbn528 and Lbn532
Credit:  Federico Boninsegna
Filters: Optolong L-UItimate, Optolong L-Pro, and Optolong L-QEF

 

 

Lbn528 and Lbn532, dark nebulae in the constellation Cepheus (one of which is also called the Worm Nebula), are located just below the Dark Shark Nebula.
A difficult subject from my home (SQM 18.8 - 19.4), but the 11 evenings with hours of integration paid off. The last session with the L-Qef filter, lasting about 5 hours from St. Bartelemy, helped a lot, but the final processing gave me a hard time. All things considered, however, I think the result is good... improvable, but good.
PS. In my opinion, this portion of the sky has a lot to show...you just need a lot of patience.

 

 

 

Shot data and equipment
Acquisition date: August 2024 - September 2025
Light: 149x600" with Optolong L-Ultimate filter
Light: 215x300" with Optolong L-Pro filter
Light: 89x300" with Optolong L-Qef filter
Total integration: 50h:10m
Dark: 30x600‘ - 30x300’
Flat and Dark-Flat: 45x5" for each filter
Camera temperature: -10°
Main tube: TS 70/420 f/6 - effective focal length 336mm f/4.8
Flat plate/reducer: Tecnosky 0.8X 2
Main camera: ZWO Asi 2600MC Pro
Guiding tube: SvBony 60/240
Guiding camera: ZWO Asi 120MM
Mount: SW EQ6R
Various accessories
Field rotator: Self-built
Flat cap: Self-built
Software used
NINA: Polar alignment
NINA: Acquisition
PHD2: Guiding
PixInsight: Staking
Photoshop: Processing

Hope you like it.