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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:TS ONTC Newton 8" f/4 Newtonian
Imaging camera:Atik 460 EX Color
Mount:Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Guiding telescope or lens:TS ONTC Newton 8" f/4 Newtonian
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 mono
Focal reducer:ASA 2" x0.73 Corrector/Reducer 2KORRR
Software:EQMOD, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, PHD2 Guiding
Filter:IDAS LPS D1
Accessories:Starlight Instruments Focus Boss II w/ HSM 20, TS OAG 9mm
Resolution: 2373x1639
Dates:Dec. 12, 2017
Frames:IDAS LPS D1: 114x120" -10C bin 1x1
Integration: 3.8 hours
Flats: ~30
Bias: ~380
Avg. Moon age: 24.26 days
Avg. Moon phase: 28.29%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 7.00
Mean SQM: 18.86
Mean FWHM: 3.50
Temperature: -1.00
Astrometry.net job: 1866592
RA center: 148.951 degrees
DEC center: 69.362 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.554 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 250.316 degrees
Field radius: 0.622 degrees
Locations: Home, Genève, Switzerland
Data source: Backyard
Experimenting techniques found in a tutorial by Raul Lopez (cloudy nights every day).
A little (big) kick...
With more deconvolution combining madratter and raul lopez procedures
Controlled Deconvolution, Controlled stretch, Controlled saturation, Three local HIstogram Equalizations at 120, 60 and 30 radius.
Crisper and more saturation
Retake using Alejandro Tombolini’s HSV repair prior to stretch to preserve star cores, and used galaxy halo masks.
| Fast Newtonians |
| Suburban Astrophotography |
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