Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 178MC-Cool
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Astromania 60mm Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI 120 MC-S
Focal reducers: Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Software: Gradient Exterminator GradientXTerminator · Adobe Phosotshop CC 2018 · ProDigital Software Astronomy Tools Actions Set · Stellarium · DeepSkyStacker · PHD2 PHD 2.6.5 · PPIP v2.5.4 · STARIZONA PS ACTION SET · Russell Croman Star Shrink · ZWO Designs ASICAP
Filters: Optolong L-eNhance 2"
Accessory: Telrad Finder
Dates:Oct. 4, 2019
Frames:Optolong L-eNhance 2": 70x200" (gain: 150.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 3.9 hours
Darks: ~40
Bias: ~300
Avg. Moon age: 6.22 days
Avg. Moon phase: 37.79%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00
Astrometry.net job: 2969273
RA center: 5h 34' 27"
DEC center: +21° 59' 38"
Pixel scale: 0.183 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 90.704 degrees
Field radius: 0.278 degrees
Resolution: 1824x1262
Locations: Backyard, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Data source: Backyard
Hey there again,
Took a crack at M1 finally. Last time I did was over a year ago. J thought it would be a perfect place to to start a lesson on Messier objects on my Instagram page. The details in the remnant came out great, the black sky.... not so much. This was largely do to my lack of dithering. I've been using ASICAP for my acquisition, unfortunately it doesn't have a feature to auto dither. So unless I get up every 30 min and do it manually I get vertical streaks in my background. Any suggestion for a capture program that works for you guys?
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