Imaging telescopes or lenses: Williams Optics Star 71
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 6200MM PRO ASI6200
Mounts: Celestron CGX-L
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Willam Optics 50mm Guidescope
Guiding cameras: Orion Starshoot autoguider
Software: Starkeeper Voyager Voyager Starkeeper · Pixinsight
Filters: Chroma Blue · Chroma Green · Chroma Red · Chroma Luminance · Chroma SII 3nm · Chroma Ha 3nm · Chroma OIII 3nm
Accessory: PrimaLuceLab Eagle 3 · PrimaLuceLab Sesto Senso focuser
Dates:Dec. 11, 2020 , Dec. 14, 2020 , Dec. 16, 2020 , Dec. 17, 2020 , Dec. 18, 2020 , Dec. 20, 2020 , Dec. 21, 2020 , Dec. 24, 2020
Frames:
Chroma Blue: 10x180" bin 2x2
Chroma Green: 10x180" bin 2x2
Chroma Ha 3nm: 32x600" bin 2x2
Chroma Ha 3nm: 24x600" -15C bin 2x2
Chroma Luminance: 20x240" bin 1x1
Chroma OIII 3nm: 27x600" bin 2x2
Chroma Red: 10x180" bin 2x2
Chroma SII 3nm: 41x600" bin 2x2
Integration: 23.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 10.87 days
Avg. Moon phase: 25.00%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 5.00
Astrometry.net job: 4140046
RA center: 2h 50' 11"
DEC center: +60° 42' 47"
Pixel scale: 1.130 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -106.163 degrees
Field radius: 3.050 degrees
Resolution: 15823x11256
Data source: Backyard
Well this is really a picture of the Soul Nebula but I really liked the corner of the Heart Nebula with it so I named it a Little Bit of Heart and Soul. This is pretty much a true SHO image with RGB stars. I have been having fun with my old WO Star71 while waiting on a focuser for the new APM 152. I have traditionally done all of editing in Pixinsight but I have lately started taking the last few stages into Photoshop.
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