Imaging telescopes or lenses: Stellarvue SVQ86
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro · Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Astromania 60mm Guide Scope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Software: Photoshop CS6 · PHD2 Guiding · Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro · Pixinsight 1.8 · Nikita Misiura Starnet++ · DC-3 Dreams Pinpoint · Cartes du Ciel
Filters: Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series · Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha · Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm S2 · Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII
Accessory: QHYCCD Polemaster · Shoestring Astronomy EQDIR
Dates:July 4, 2018 , Aug. 23, 2018 , Oct. 3, 2018 , Oct. 10, 2018 , Oct. 14, 2020
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series: 18x60" (gain: 75.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series: 19x60" (gain: 75.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series: 19x60" (gain: 75.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm OIII: 59x600" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 3nm S2: 25x300" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon Tru-Balance 1.25" 5nm Ha: 35x300" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 15.8 hours
Avg. Moon age: 16.82 days
Avg. Moon phase: 41.58%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 9.00
Astrometry.net job: 3944297
RA center: 20h 19' 48"
DEC center: +46° 7' 45"
Pixel scale: 1.599 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -69.568 degrees
Field radius: 1.165 degrees
Resolution: 3277x4096
Locations: Backyard, Newark, Delaware, United States; Sawin Observatory, Hockessin, Delaware, United States; Backyard, Somerville, MA, United States; Aldrich Observatory Field, Oakham, MA, United States; Mt Sunapee, Newbury, NH, United States
Data source: Traveller
Working on some different processing variations now that I am collecting SII. This is panel 36.
A. SHO + Ha Stars
B. SHO + RGB Stars
C. SHO + RGB Stars (Different Process / Colors)
D. HOO + Ha Stars
E. HOO + RGB Stars
F. SHO + RGB Tonemap: R:60% Ha + 40% SII, G: OIII, B: 80% OIII + 20% Ha +Superluminance +RGB Stars
Edit: Based on feedback I was getting here and elsewhere, I did a variation on "E" to make version F, which is the most 'naturalistic' of all, and my favorite. I think that is the look I will use as a model for the mosaic. Thanks for the comments all! ~Nico
Description: SHO + RGB
Description: SHO + RGB (different process / colors)
Description: HOO + Ha stars
Description: HOO + RGB stars
Description: SHO + RGB Tonemap: R:60% Ha + 40% SII, G: OIII, B: 80% OIII + 20% Ha +Superluminance +RGB Stars
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