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California Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 5, 2023
Frames:
62×600(10h 20′)
Integration:
10h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
14.52 days
Avg. Moon phase:
99.93%

RA center: 04h01m16s.89

DEC center: +36°2703.5

Pixel scale: 3.147 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -10.326 degrees

Field radius: 2.536 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 4628x3502

File size: 19.0 MB

Locations: Northampton UK, England, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

Description

Managed to get a couple of cloudless nights but, with not the best seeing and with the moon being 100% full on the 2nd night. This was not the easiest and definitely it as not planned properly as I ended up throwing almost 40% of the OIII data and about 25% from the SII. 
  • 27 x 600 sec Ha
  • 21 X 600 sec OIII
  • 14 x SII sec SII

Equipment used:
  • Redcat51
  • ASI1600 + ZWO SHO 36mm filters
  • AM5
  • Asiair+

Processed in Pixinsinght - feel free to share any feedback or input. Although I did play around with curves, the image depicts the actual colours after the integration!

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California Nebula, 



    
        

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