Mel 15: The Heart of the Heart, The Running Man (HSO) (orangemaze)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: IC 1805 · LBN 654 · LBN 655 · LDN 1366 · LDN 1367 · LDN 1368 · LDN 1369 · Sh2-190

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Mel 15: The Heart of the Heart, The Running Man (HSO)

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Mel 15: The Heart of the Heart, The Running Man (HSO)

I had been struggling lately to get everything working. My biggest issue was back focus and sensor tilt. Then I had software issues. I was able to get most of that resolved when I started using ASIair. For the back focus, I read that to check the focal length instead of measuring and adjusting until it is the expected length. From there, very slight adjustments were needed.
The next challenge has been waiting for clear nights, most of which was when there was a full moon. It has been a year of patience. Then this month, the skies have been the clearest, and the nights are getting longer and colder. While good for imaging, not so good for me. I chose targets that would not make me have to adjust the dome throughout the night.

This is a five-panel mosaic (the 5th being the center) using the HSO pallette.
Each panel is 36 x 300 sec x 5 panels x 3 filters

Ha 180 x 300 sec
Sii 180 x 300 sec
Oiii 180 x 300 sec

Oct 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27

The 'Medusa'
Observatory: SkyShedPod
Mount: iOptron CEM120
Celestron 8" SCT, ZWO OAG, ZWO EFW, ZWO ASI1600mm-cool, ZWO ASI174mm mini
ZWO ASIair+
Pegasus USB Control Hub
Rig Runner 4012 Power Distribution

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RA (center)	02h33m10s.355
RA (top/left)	02h30m23s.776
RA (top/right)	02h30m14s.713
RA (bottom/right)	02h35m50s.660
RA (bottom/left)	02h36m12s.832

Dec (center)	+61°28′17″.80
Dec (top/left)	+62°05′03″.80
Dec (top/right)	+60°52′21″.39
Dec (bottom/right)	+60°51′20″.17
Dec (bottom/left)	+62°03′55″.82

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