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M1 The Crab Nebula, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

M1 The Crab Nebula

M1 The Crab Nebula, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

M1 The Crab Nebula

Description

Taken 3.03.2014 24 x 300 secs subs (2 Hrs) bias,darks no flats. Conditions were not the best due to a slight wind resulting in egg shaped stars. Stacked and processed in pixinsight.

Camera: QHY8L CCD cooled to -20C

Guiding: Maxim DL ,9x50 Finder Scope,QHY5 Mono with IR filter ( Finder Guider )

Optics: Altair Astro 8" F8 Astrograph fitted with a Field Flattener.

Filter: Astronomik CLS Filter,

Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ6-GT EQ & Alt-Az Mount connected to the Sky X and Eqmod via HitecAstro EQDIR adapter

Image Acquisition: Maxim DL 5 Pro

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight 1.8

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8

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M1 The Crab Nebula, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

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