Imaging telescopes or lenses: Apertura 60EDR
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI183MM-Pro
Mounts: iOptron iEQ45 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Astromania 50 mm guidescope
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5-III 178M
Software: StarTools · Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) · Photoshop CC
Filters: Asronomik Ha CCD filter 6nm · ZWO new B · ZWO new G · ZWO new R
Accessory: ZWO EFW Mini · Apertura Field Flattener
Dates:Nov. 3, 2020 , Nov. 5, 2020 , Nov. 13, 2020
Frames:
Asronomik Ha CCD filter 6nm: 13x300" (gain: 100.00) -5C bin 1x1
Asronomik Ha CCD filter 6nm: 3x900" (gain: 100.00) -5C bin 1x1
ZWO new B: 10x300" (gain: 100.00) -5C bin 2x2
ZWO new G: 12x300" (gain: 100.00) -5C bin 2x2
ZWO new R: 11x300" (gain: 100.00) -5C bin 2x2
Integration: 4.6 hours
Darks: ~25
Flats: ~25
Avg. Moon age: 21.35 days
Avg. Moon phase: 58.88%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00
Astrometry.net job: 4011992
RA center: 20h 52' 31"
DEC center: +44° 10' 24"
Pixel scale: 1.349 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -18.099 degrees
Field radius: 1.153 degrees
Resolution: 5109x3426
Locations: Backyard, Champaign, IL, United States
Data source: Backyard
IC 5067, the Pelican Nebula, near Deneb and the North America Nebula in Cygnus. I had a long battle with stray light, mostly in G and B, from the upper right. I suspect it was from Deneb. In the end I dealt with it by copying Ha+R to G and B in that region, matching the color as best I could to the surroundings. I wound up with a background there that was too flat, so I blended in some nearby background. Also wound up with green halos around the brightest stars, which I dealt with by selecting regions around the stars and reducing the green there.
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