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Rosette, Josh Jones
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Description

I was really happy with how this turned out as it was my first ever target when I started Astrophotography.  This is a culmination of lots of work on the RASA and custom building M68 mounts, filter sliders, and tilt/backfocus hardware to achieve good results with a full frame camera.  At f2.2 it is a challenge for sure.

I was really impressed with the results here of the Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm square Ha, Oiii, Sii 6nm filter set which produced some really good data.  This was my first images taken with this newer filter set.  This was processed in PixInsight to do general linear work and noise removal and color enhancing was done in Photoshop.

Date:  January 20-21, 2023

HA:  67 x 300 seconds
Sii:  32 x 300 seconds
Oiii:  53 x 300 seconds

Total Integration time ~12.6 hrs

Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 20 for each filter
Gain:  100
Cooling:  -10
Processing Software:   Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, captured using NINA, Processed in PixInsight & PS

Equipment
Telescope: 
Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters:  Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm Square
Main Camera:  ZWO ASI 6200mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster:ASG Photon Cage
Mount:  iOptron CEM 120EC
Guide Scope:  William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera:  ZWO ASI 290mm-mini

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Rosette, Josh Jones