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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Meade Series 6000 80 mm Triplet ED APO
Imaging camera:Starlight Xpress Trius SX-814
Mounts:Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5, Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Guiding telescope or lens:Meade Series 6000 80 mm Triplet ED APO
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2
Focal reducer:Meade 0.8x Reducer/Field Flattener
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD2, Photoshop CC
Filters:Astronomik Ha 6nm, Astronomik SII 6nm, Astronomik OIII 6nm
Accessories:Starlight Xpress USB Filter Wheel 7x1.25", MoonLite Mini-V2 Controller, MoonLite CF 2" Motor Focus
Resolution: 3312x2622
Dates:Sept. 1, 2018, July 27, 2019, Aug. 22, 2019, Aug. 23, 2019, Aug. 24, 2019, Aug. 25, 2019
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm: 16x900" -15C bin 1x1
Astronomik OIII 6nm: 16x900" -15C bin 1x1
Astronomik SII 6nm: 12x900" -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 11.0 hours
Flats: ~20
Bias: ~150
Avg. Moon age: 22.52 days
Avg. Moon phase: 46.26%
Astrometry.net job: 2894018
RA center: 43.719 degrees
DEC center: 60.389 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.968 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 3.165 degrees
Field radius: 1.155 degrees
Data source: Backyard
This was my main project for this year's Starfest in Mount Forest, ON. I also got to use some Ha data I acquired at the tail end of last year's Starfest (2018), so despite not being a huge amount of integration time, this image was still a long time coming. Starfest was incredible this year, minus a bit of surplus moonlight, with almost perfect weather during the whole event. It took a lot of discipline to dedicate my time there to only imaging one object. Thanks for viewing!
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