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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Canon 200 mm f/2.8 L II USM
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescope or lens:Orion 50mm Guide Scope with helical focusing
Guiding camera:QHYCCD 5L-II M
Software:Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro , PHD2 Guiding, Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS6, Cartes du Ciel
Filters:Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series, Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series, Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series, Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII, Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha
Accessory:Shoestring Astronomy EQDIR
Resolution: 5400x4088
Dates:Feb. 2, 2018, Feb. 6, 2018, Feb. 9, 2018, Feb. 12, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series: 40x45" (gain: 75.00) -25C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series: 40x45" (gain: 75.00) -25C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series: 40x45" (gain: 75.00) -25C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII: 36x600" (gain: 200.00) -25C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha: 68x300" (gain: 200.00) -25C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha: 33x600" (gain: 200.00) -25C bin 1x1
Integration: 18.7 hours
Avg. Moon age: 22.06 days
Avg. Moon phase: 49.86%
Astrometry.net job: 1935805
RA center: 85.252 degrees
DEC center: 27.968 degrees
Pixel scale: 3.343 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 82.018 degrees
Field radius: 3.145 degrees
Locations: Backyard, Newark, Delaware, United States
Data source: Traveller
Very challenging and also very fun object to try with a wide field setup like mine. It was all shot from my light polluted backyard in Newark, DE. Tone mapped following J-P Metsavainio's procedure. The OIII signal was stronger than I thought, but tricky to incorporate. I welcome C&C!
| Northeast Imagers |
| Camera Lens Astrophotography |
| CMOS Imagers |
| ZWO ASI1600MM/QHY163M |
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