Dumbbell Nebula, mbroecker

Dumbbell Nebula

Dumbbell Nebula, mbroecker

Dumbbell Nebula

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Description

Taken on 2021-08-01 at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve in the south bay.

Taken on a WO Spacecat with Zwo ASI 1600mm on a Skyguider Pro (with AsiAir providing guiding and control).

Exposures: 10x 60s of L,R,G,B,Ha
Final integration 10x60s of L,Ha,G,B in PixInsight.
Further touching up included background extraction and some touching up of the histogram curves.

Still learning Astrophotography with this setup; as I don't have an autoguider on the mount, I still have to do star hopping. That means from starting to setup to first image takes currently ~2 hours.

Narrowband imaging and long exposures really help with the light pollution in the bay. Although Monte Bello Open Space is a gem and I was actually able to see the Milky Way this time around.

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Dumbbell Nebula, mbroecker