Phantom of the Opera Nebula in Cassiopeia, 8800 ly

This was the first time I photographed this object. It was exciting as I worked on it to see how much it looked like the Phantom’s mask.

Pics were taken between Oct 3 & 7. Yes, I am a bit behind developing. Hoped to have this done before Halloween.

Askar 120apo@840f7.5, 2600MM Pro g100. [10.2hrs total] R:40x300s G:40x300s B:42x300s
[6.1hrs total] Ha:73x300s+darks/biases/flats.
AM5/ASIair+, EAF, Askar OAG with ASI174mini for guiding

PixInsight 100%.

I tried a variety of techniques on this image to add the Ha. I wan’t entirely happy with the result and I still like the finished pic.