Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro-Tech AT8RC
Imaging cameras: SBIG STF-8300M
Mounts: Paramount MyT
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Astro-Tech AT8RC
Guiding cameras: QHY5L-II Mono
Software: PixInsight · Photoshop CS6 · Sequence Generator Pro · Regim
Filters: Baader Blue 36mm · Baader Green 36mm · Baader Red 36mm
Accessory: Dew-Not DN09 Dew Heater · Teleskop Service TSFlat2 field flattener · SBIG OAG-8300 · Moonlite CSL 2.5" Threaded Focuser · Kendrick Standard Dual Channel Dew Controller
Dates:May 23, 2015 , May 25, 2015
Frames:
Baader Blue 36mm: 16x300" -15C bin 1x1
Baader Green 36mm: 15x300" -15C bin 1x1
Baader Red 36mm: 9x300" -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 3.3 hours
Avg. Moon age: 6.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 38.47%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 5.00
Astrometry.net job: 3383799
RA center: 16h 41' 40"
DEC center: +36° 27' 50"
Pixel scale: 0.691 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 359.569 degrees
Field radius: 0.395 degrees
Resolution: 3308x2440
Version A is a simple crack at processing the RGB data without constructing a synthetic L.
Version B uses a synthetic L layer to help bring out the fainter stars.
Version C deals with the red halos that were around the yellow stars.
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