Imaging telescopes or lenses: GSO RC 254/2000 Carbon OTA
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 Pro
Mounts: iOptron CEM60-EC
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar 2
Focal reducers: Starizona APEX L 0.65
Software: Astro Pixel Processor APP · Adobe Photoshop CC · PixInsight Core Version 1.8 Ripley
Filters: Baader 36mm SII 8,5nm · Baader 36mm OIII 8.5nm · Baader 36mm Ha 7nm · IDAS (Tokai) LP-filter
Dates:Dec. 23, 2020 , Dec. 24, 2020
Frames:
Baader 36mm Ha 7nm: 37x300" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader 36mm OIII 8.5nm: 36x300" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader 36mm SII 8,5nm: 38x300" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 9.2 hours
Flats: ~19
Avg. Moon age: 9.17 days
Avg. Moon phase: 68.45%
Temperature: -0.50
Astrometry.net job: 4116028
RA center: 22h 46' 57"
DEC center: +58° 8' 2"
Pixel scale: 1.318 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 184.130 degrees
Field radius: 0.464 degrees
Resolution: 2000x1556
Locations: Osmundstø Observatorium (private backyard observatory), Hidrasund, Vest Agder, Norway
Data source: Backyard
After a month of rain it finally cleared up for Christmas and I had the oppurtunity to test the new Starizona Apex focal reducer (0.65x) on the RC. I have been strugeling with the Wizard nebula for a while, but the weather and equipment pizzled me. Now I finally got a result that I am fairly pleased with. The reducer seems to work well with the RC and ASI1600..... Happy New Year!
Description: I did a slight adjustment to curves in PS, which I think improoved the image .
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