Imaging telescope or lens:Takahashi FSQ-106 ED
Imaging camera:Starlight Xpress SX-814 Trius Monochrome CCD
Mount:Sky-Watcher EZ-EQ6 GT
Guiding camera:Starlight-XPress Lodestar Autoguider
Software:Pleiades Astrophoto PIXINSIGHT 1.8, Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS6
Filters:Ha 3nm, Blue, Green, Red
Accessories:Lakeside Astro Motor Focus System, Starlight Xpress SX 'Maxi wheel', Starlight Instruments FTF3545B-A Focuser
Resolution: 2278x2040
Dates: Dec. 15, 2017
Frames:
Blue: 20x15" bin 2x2
Green: 20x15" bin 2x2
Ha 3nm: 8x1800" bin 1x1
Red: 20x15" bin 2x2
Integration: 4.2 hours
Avg. Moon age: 27.04 days
Avg. Moon phase: 6.88%
Mean SQM: 18.50
Astrometry.net job: 1895541
RA center: 94.165 degrees
DEC center: 22.501 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.967 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.019 degrees
Field radius: 0.835 degrees
Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom
Data source: Unknown
This is a work in progress, there are only 8 x 1800s subs (4hrs) and the RGB stars that are added to the tone mapped Ha image are 20 x 15s (bin2x2) for each R, G & B filter.
I only started to process this to see how far I could go with minimal subs. All due to learning how to use noise reduction better in PixInsight.
I aim to get OIII and SII data when the weather improves.
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