Imaging telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher Esprit 150ED - 150mm f/7
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD QHY600
Mounts: Mesu Optics Mesu-Mount 200 Mk2
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher Esprit 150ED - 150mm f/7
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar x2
Software: PHD2 Guiding · Photoshop CC 2017 · Astro Pixel Processor · Seqence Generator Pro
Filters: Astrodon Tru-Balance 50 mm Series-E O3 5mm · Astrodon Tru-Balance 50 mm Series-E S2 5mm · Astrodon True-Balance Gen2 E-Series 50mm Ha 3nm
Accessory: QHYCCD OAG-M · Starizona Microtouch Autofocuser · Feathertouch 2" focuser · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-7 Poistion 50mm
Dates:May 12, 2020
Frames:
Astrodon Tru-Balance 50 mm Series-E O3 5mm: 20x600" (gain: 26.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 50 mm Series-E S2 5mm: 20x600" (gain: 26.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon True-Balance Gen2 E-Series 50mm Ha 3nm: 18x600" (gain: 26.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 9.7 hours
Darks: ~20
Bias: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 20.17 days
Avg. Moon phase: 70.45%
Astrometry.net job: 3532171
Resolution: 9311x12099
Locations: Starbase Walden, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Data source: Backyard
Finally got my S2 and O3 Astrodon filters!
Description: Further processing in PS with Topaz and Selective color
Description: Added another panel to create a nearly full mosaic of this structure. The outstanding integration capacity of Astro Pixel Processor made the mosiac integration and initial processing great! I finished in PS with Topaz Adjust and Reduce noise and a lot of levels and selective color work.
Description: Used Starnet ++ to remove the stars. Need to try it on a version prior to Reduce Noise filter to keep the small stars distinct enough to have them processed also.
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