Imaging telescope or lens:Orion ED80T CF apochromatic refractor
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Celestron CGX
Guiding telescope or lens:Orion ST 80
Guiding camera:Lodestar X2
Focal reducer:Orion 0.8 Reducer
Software:Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD2, DeepSky Stacker
Filters:Astronomik Ha, Astronomik OIII, Astronimik SII
Accessories:MoonLite CF 2" Focuser, ZWO 8x 1.25" Filter Wheel (EFW), QHYCCD PoleMaster
Resolution: 4093x3104
Dates: Nov. 29, 2017, Nov. 30, 2017
Frames:
Astronomik Ha: 104x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astronomik OIII: 90x120" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astronimik SII: 89x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 12.7 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~50
Bias: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 10.67 days
Avg. Moon phase: 81.97%
Astrometry.net job: 1843167
RA center: 38.247 degrees
DEC center: 61.317 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.999 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 279.891 degrees
Field radius: 1.426 degrees
Data source: Unknown
I've captured Melotte 15 and the Fishhead Nebula before, but this is the first time I tried to capture the entire Heart Nebula in color. It wasn't easy with only 12 hours of data to work with - the OIII and SII was hard to come by, but I gave it a go.
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