Imaging telescopes or lenses: SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED Super APO
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mounts: iOptron CEM60
Guiding telescopes or lenses: SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED Super APO
Guiding cameras: ToupTek G3M178C
Focal reducers: Skywatcher Fieldflattener for Esprit 100 ED
Software: Open PHD Guiding PHD 2 · PixInsight · Seqence Generator Pro
Filters: Baader Blue 36mm · Baader Green 36mm · Baader L 36mm · Baader Red 36mm
Accessory: ZWO OAG · PrimaLuceLab Sesto Senso 2 · ZWO EFW 36 mm Filter Wheel · iOptron iPolar · Startech Industrial USB3 Hub · Thousand Oaks Optical Dew Controller · West Mountain Radio RIGrunner 4005H
Dates:May 17, 2020 , May 18, 2020 , May 21, 2020 , May 26, 2020
Frames:
Baader Blue 36mm: 40x180" (gain: 76.00) -15C bin 1x1
Baader Green 36mm: 40x180" (gain: 76.00) -15C bin 1x1
Baader L 36mm: 240x120" (gain: 76.00) -15C bin 1x1
Baader Red 36mm: 40x180" (gain: 76.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 14.0 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~30
Flat darks: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 20.61 days
Avg. Moon phase: 13.80%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Astrometry.net job: 3598412
RA center: 12h 27' 30"
DEC center: +13° 10' 58"
Pixel scale: 1.415 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 344.034 degrees
Field radius: 0.943 degrees
Resolution: 3410x3370
Locations: Home, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Data source: Backyard
There are a lot of images of this object on Astrobin at the moment and I decided to make one too. I wanted to image this galactic chain for a while, mostly because the amount of galaxies always impressed me (PI found 169 PGC galaxies in the background).
Unfortunately the weather here has been very bad over the last couple of weeks und I can only image for approximately 3-4h per night before this object sinks below 30°. Also, this is one of the few targets really suited for a 550mm refractor during galaxy season. I am really looking forward to the summer targets and narrowband imaging!
Description: better noise reduction
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| ZWO ASI1600MM/QHY163M |
| Suburban Astrophotography |
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