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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX4
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 183MM Pro
Mount:SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro (EQMOD)
Guiding telescope or lens:Orion 60mm Guide Scope
Guiding camera:ZWO ASI 290 MM MINI
Software:Photoshop CC, PIXINSIGHT 1.8, Lightroom CC, Seqence Generator Pro, PHD2 Guiding PHD2 v2.6.5
Filters:Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - B 36mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - G 36mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - R 36mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - L 36mm
Accessories:ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm, Optec FocusLynx QuickSync FSQ Motor
Resolution: 4464x3195
Dates:June 11, 2018, June 12, 2018, July 8, 2018, July 9, 2018, July 10, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - B 36mm: 85x45" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - B 36mm: 57x90" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - G 36mm: 120x45" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - G 36mm: 58x90" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - L 36mm: 79x90" bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - L 36mm: 106x60" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - R 36mm: 45x180" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen2 E-Series - R 36mm: 80x45" (gain: 54.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 12.4 hours
Darks: ~40
Flats: ~30
Flat darks: ~30
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 26.23 days
Avg. Moon phase: 13.20%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 5.00
Mean SQM: 19.60
Astrometry.net job: 2396128
RA center: 21h 1' 18"
DEC center: +67° 56' 27"
Pixel scale: 0.931 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 275.609 degrees
Field radius: 0.710
Locations: Home Observatory, Schenectady, New York, United States
Data source: Backyard
First try at imaging interstellar dust. The data was acquired in my suburban backyard with 19.60 mag/arc-sec^2 skies. Darker skies would benefit this kind of object. I had to use fairly heavy handed noise reduction in PI to stretch the dust appropriately. I'll add more data next year!
Reprocessed to improve star color and overall contrast.
| Cloudy Nights |
| ZWO ASI183/QHY183 |
| Takahashi Refractors |
| CMOS Imagers |
| Northeast Imagers |
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