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Image of the day 10/21/2022

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    Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic, 



    
        

            Dennis Sprinkle
    Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic
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    Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic

    Image of the day 10/21/2022

    Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
      Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic, 



    
        

            Dennis Sprinkle
      Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic
      Powered byPixInsight

      Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic

      Acquisition details

      Dates:
      July 20, 2022
      Frames:
      Chroma Blue 50 mm: 79×205(4h 29′ 55″) bin 1×1
      Chroma Green 50 mm: 80×150(3h 20′) bin 1×1
      Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 76×900(19h) bin 1×1
      Chroma Lum 50 mm: 319×45(3h 59′ 15″) bin 1×1
      Chroma Red 50 mm: 79×130(2h 51′ 10″) bin 1×1
      Integration:
      33h 40′ 20″
      Avg. Moon age:
      22.04 days
      Avg. Moon phase:
      51.11%

      RA center: 18h12m48s.5

      DEC center: -18°2942

      Pixel scale: 9.480 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 339.315 degrees

      Field radius: 8.281 degrees

      Resolution: 2000x5963

      File size: 8.3 MB

      Locations: Marathon Motel and RV Park, Marathon, TX, United States

      Data source: Own remote observatory

      Remote source: Marathon Remote Imaging Observatory (MaRIO)

      Description

      This is a 5 panel mosaic shot from my remote telescope in Marathon, TX.

      Software used to capture image:
      Sequence Generator Pro
      PHD2

      Software used to edit:
      PixInsight
      Photoshop

      Total data gathered:
      (76) Ha @ 900s – 1x1
      (319) Lum @ 45s - 1x1
      (79) R @ 130s - 1x1
      (80) G @ 150s - 1x1
      (79) B @ 205s - 1x1

      Camera : QHY600 with 0.72x reducer set to Readout mode 1, Gain set to 0, and Offset to 20
      Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
      Mount: AP Mach1GTO

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      Lagoon to Eagle Mosaic, 



    
        

            Dennis Sprinkle