Imaging telescopes or lenses: SkyWatcher 200/1000 BD
Imaging cameras: Astrel Instruments AST8300
Mounts: SkyWatcher HEQ5 PRO Goto
Guiding telescopes or lenses: 50mm Guidescope 180mm
Guiding cameras: Lacerta M-Gen II MGEN 2
Software: Adobe Lightroom 5.7 · Fitswork 4.47
Filters: Baader LRGB 1.25'' Filters, Ha, SII, OIII
Accessory: Pal Gyulai f/4 KomaKorrektor
Dates:Nov. 21, 2016
Frames: 9x600"
Integration: 1.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 22.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 48.75%
Astrometry.net job: 1737555
RA center: 1h 33' 59"
DEC center: +30° 41' 52"
Pixel scale: 2.255 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 68.789 degrees
Field radius: 0.584 degrees
Resolution: 1525x1072
Of course galaxies are not a typical target for narrowband photos as, due to the distance, the amount of approaching light is much lower than from nebula in our own galaxy. I tried HOO on M33, and, in my opionion, the result is interesting despite some noise.
Exposures: 3x600s Ha, 3x600s bin 2x2 Ha, 3x600s bin 2x2 OIII.
Color mapping: L=Ha, R=Ha, G=B=OIII.
Processing in Fitswork and Adobe Lightroom.
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