Imaging telescopes or lenses: Celestron RASA 8"
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI183MC Pro
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope
Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInisight · ZWO ASIAIR PRO ASIAIR PRO · DeepSkyColors HLVG (Hasta La Vista Green) · Photoshop CC · Deepsky Stacker Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) · Pro Digital Software Astronomy Tools Actions Set
Filters: Optolong L-eNhance
Dates:June 16, 2020
Frames:Optolong L-eNhance: 121x120" (gain: 156.00) -10C
Integration: 4.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 25.03 days
Avg. Moon phase: 21.19%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00
Mean FWHM: 3.50
Astrometry.net job: 3632692
RA center: 21h 11' 55"
DEC center: +59° 57' 28"
Pixel scale: 1.241 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 269.465 degrees
Field radius: 1.139 degrees
Resolution: 5496x3672
Locations: My Back Yard, Copley, OH, United States
Data source: Backyard
I captured 4 hours on this target on June 16. The flying bat is fine, but the real treasure here is the Squid, as far I'm concerned. You can see a bit of it in my starless version (at center), but I need to gather a lot more data to really bring it out properly. 4 hours on my RASA is roughly equivalent to about 22 hours with my f/4.8 80mm refractor, but people often integrate 30 or more hours on a fast scope and a mono camera to really create a beautiful image of it. I'm going to need more time under a moonless sky to improve this. :)
Description: Starless version
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