Rho Ophiuchi from Chennai (Bortle 7+)

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex untracked from Chennai (very light polluted area)
However the image is slightly blurry/grainy due to haze
I managed to get a decent amount of frames before the clouds rolled in.
I had to crop heavily in post processing due to excessive light pollution on the corners/edges

Lights: 233 x 6sec (23 min integration)
Darks: 30 darks (same settings as lights)

Gear:

Canon T3I (600D)
Canon EF 50mm (nifty fifty) at F/2.8

Settings:

6" exposures
ISO 200 (anything more than that would blow up the image)
F/2.8

Processing:

Images stacked in sequator, light pollution extracted in it
Background/light pollution gradient extracted in SIRIL
Curves in GIMP
LR mobile for slight noise reduction and contrast

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