Imaging telescopes or lenses: Canon 200 mm f/2.8 L II USM
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion 50mm Guide Scope with helical focusing
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD 5L-II M
Software: Photoshop CS6 · PHD2 Guiding · Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro · Pixinsight 1.8 · Cartes du Ciel
Filters: Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha · Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII
Accessory: Shoestring Astronomy EQDIR
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: 5h 41' 0"
DEC center: +27° 58' 8"
Pixel scale: 3.343 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -81.589 degrees
Field radius: 3.145 degrees
Resolution: 5400x4088
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!
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