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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Celestron C8
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Focal reducer:Focal Reducer 0.63x
Software:Starkeeper.it Voyager, PixInsight, Photoshop CS3
Filters:Astrodon Ha 1.25" 5nm, Astrodon OIII 1.25 3nm
Accessory:Orion Thin Off-Axis Guider (TOAG)
Resolution: 1143x905
Dates:March 17, 2019, March 19, 2019, March 22, 2019, March 23, 2019, March 26, 2019, March 27, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 1.25" 5nm: 145x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 1.25 3nm: 115x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 31.3 hours
Avg. Moon age: 16.60 days
Avg. Moon phase: 81.83%
Astrometry.net job: 2653387
RA center: 168.701 degrees
DEC center: 55.022 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.120 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 180.002 degrees
Field radius: 0.227 degrees
Data source: Backyard
I pushed this more than normal to see the OIII shell better. I also used some 600s exposures with my ASI1600MM at gain 200 which was the longest I had ever tried. I tried blending in RGB stars which is not something I normally do. I used some high pass filtering to bring out contrast inside the 'Owl' area. The background was difficult to control so it ended up darker than I normally like. Overall an image with compromises but a real learning experience for me.
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