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HorseHead Nebula, pmesquita
HorseHead Nebula
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HorseHead Nebula

HorseHead Nebula, pmesquita
HorseHead Nebula
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HorseHead Nebula

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SESSION PLACE & TIME:

-Local: Sintra, Portugal -Date: 24.11.2013



IMAGING:

CAMERA 1 - Luis Campos MonoMod Monochromatic Canon 450d:

- modified with monochromatic & TEC Peltier cooled @ minus 15ºC from ambient temperature

Lights - Astronomik H-ALPHA 12nm - 10x600s @ +4ºC

Flats - x 20 @ 1/5Tv

Darks - x 10 (not necessary, but still did them)

Bias - x 50 (not necessary, but still did them)

SETUP:

Telescope: Orion Optics 200/900 newtonian@ F4.5

Field Flattener: Baader MPCC MKIII

Mount on pillar: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro

Autoguiding: Orion SS AG kit - 9x50 short finder + SS AG CCD

Flats: Gerd Newmann Aurora Flat Panel

SOFTWARE ON LAPTOP:

CAPTURE: Backyard EOS

AUTOGUIDING: PHD GUIDING

PRE PRODUCTION - PIXINSIGHT

PRODUCTION - PIXINSIGHT

POST PRODUCTION (very little) - PHOTOSHOP CS6

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HorseHead Nebula, pmesquita