How to Tell If Your Image Needs More Integration Time

Clues within an image are the best indicator of whether or not it needs more integration time.

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NGC 1333: https://www.astrobin.com/8jaxh8/
Silver Sliver Galaxy: https://www.astrobin.com/evdpay/
Tulip Nebula: https://www.astrobin.com/u9z8jg/S/
The Horsehead Nebula (project ongoing): https://www.astrobin.com/fbm30x/D/

Credits:

NGC 1333 Comparison Image: Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona - http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gall... (CC BY-SA 3.0 us)

NGC 1333 Comparison Picture Details: Optics 24-inch RC Optical Systems Telescope Camera SBIG STL11000 CCD Camera Filters Custom Scientific Dates November 15th and 16th 2009 Location Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Exposure LRGB = 360:100:90:90 minutes Acquisition ACP Observatory Control Software (DC-3 Dreams),TheSky (Software Bisque), Maxim DL/CCD (Cyanogen) Processing CCDStack (CCDWare), Mira (MiraMetrics), Maxim DL (Cyanogen), Photoshop CS3 (Adobe)

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