Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106 ED
Imaging cameras: Starlight Xpress SX-814 Trius Monochrome CCD
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EZ-EQ6 GT
Guiding cameras: Starlight-XPress Lodestar Autoguider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro · Photoshop CS6 · PIXINSIGHT 1.8
Filters: Ha 3nm · Red · Green · Blue
Accessory: Lakeside Astro Motor Focus System · Starlight Xpress SX 'Maxi wheel' · Starlight Instruments FTF3545B-A Focuser
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: 6h 16' 39"
DEC center: +22° 30' 3"
Pixel scale: 1.967 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.019 degrees
Field radius: 0.835 degrees
Resolution: 2278x2040
Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom
Data source: Backyard
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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