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Image of the day 06/08/2022

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    LDN 134 - Dust Phoenix, 



    
        

            Robert Shepherd
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    LDN 134 - Dust Phoenix

    Image of the day 06/08/2022

    Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
      LDN 134 - Dust Phoenix, 



    
        

            Robert Shepherd
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      LDN 134 - Dust Phoenix

      Acquisition details

      Dates:
      May 25, 2022 ·  May 26, 2022 ·  May 27, 2022 ·  May 28, 2022
      Frames:
      ZWO Blue: 27×300(2h 15′) (gain: 0.00) -5°C bin 1×1
      ZWO Green: 27×300(2h 15′) (gain: 0.00) -5°C bin 1×1
      ZWO Luminance: 248×180(12h 24′) (gain: 0.00) -5°C bin 1×1
      ZWO Red: 28×300(2h 20′) (gain: 0.00) -5°C bin 1×1
      Integration:
      19h 14′
      Darks:
      100
      Flats:
      50
      Flat darks:
      100
      Avg. Moon age:
      26.31 days
      Avg. Moon phase:
      12.29%
      Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
      2.00

      RA center: 15h53m39s.718

      DEC center: -04°4809.30

      Pixel scale: 0.674 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 82.511 degrees

      Field radius: 0.694 degrees

      WCS transformation: thin plate spline

      More info:Open 

      Resolution: 6200x4078

      File size: 12.0 MB

      Data source: Amateur hosting facility

      Remote source: PixelSkies

      Description

      LDN 134 – I call it the Dust Phoenix.
      This part of the sky caught my eye looking through telescopius.com, a great resource for target planning and framing.
      This is one of my first dark nebulae/ dust images under truly dark skies. From my home with bortle 5/6 this probably would take for ever to reveal.  The processing was challenging.
      If anyone can recommend a good guide for processing dark nebulae, I would appreciate it a lot.CS

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      LDN 134 - Dust Phoenix, 



    
        

            Robert Shepherd

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