Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  NGC 2335  ·  NGC 2343
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Sh2-292, Seagull Nebula, UHC-S, 22 Jan 2015, David Dearden
Sh2-292, Seagull Nebula, UHC-S, 22 Jan 2015
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Sh2-292, Seagull Nebula, UHC-S, 22 Jan 2015

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Got a late start that night, but decided to try this new (to me) object in RGB since there was no Moon. Used Astrotortilla plate solving with 2 s exposures to synch the Picgoto, then easily found the right pattern of stars. 'Twas a cold, clear night at first, but high clouds came in around 1:45 AM and ended the session early, so I didn't get as much data as wanted. I'll want to do this in Hα later.

Date: 22 Jan 2015

Subject: Sh2-292/NGC 2335, Seagull Nebula

Scope: Orion ST80 + Antares 0.5x telereducer

Filter: Baader UHC-S

Mount: CG-5 (Synta motors, PicGoto Simplificado)

Guiding: 9x50 Finder/Guider + DSI Ic + PHD 2.4.1 (Win 7 ASCOM)

Camera: DSI IIc no cooling (about -1 °C)

Acquisition: Nebulosity 3.2.2, no dither

Exposure: 32x300 s

Stacking: Neb 3, bad pixel map, bias included, no flats, histogram match, debayer & square , trans+rot align, 1.5 SD stack.

Processing: StarTools 1.3.5.289 Crop; Wipe; Develop 87.49%; Color:Scientific 200%; HDRptimize; Deconvolute: 3.0 pix; Life:Moderate; Track 3.2 pix; Magic 1 pix. Photoshop CC 2014 + Carboni Astronomy Tools Levels; Astroframe.

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Sh2-292, Seagull Nebula, UHC-S, 22 Jan 2015, David Dearden