No, the above image (IC443, aka the Jellyfish Nebula) is not “first light” from my new observatory – that’s still waiting on a few things, including the weather.  The data for this image was captured back in 2015, using all different (and generally less good) equipment.  But I’ve re-processed it using modern software (PixInsight and various add-ons to it) to demonstrate how powerful these tools have become.  Below is the original image, as posted on this website back in 2015: Aside from being cropped a little tighter, this is clearly the same image, and yet the difference is remarkable.  The […]