Pickett’s Bell – a dark ring around Betelgeuse

Equipment

  • Sony Rx10iv
  • Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
  • Star Adventurer tripod
  • Bahintov Mask
  • Intervalometer

Acquisition

  • ISO 800, f4.0
  • 26×2″ exposures – total integration time 52″
  • 100 bias

Processing

  • Background extraction
  • TGV denoise
  • apply luminance layer

Image with objects

The bright star is Betelgeuse. You can see the dark structures around the star.

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