Casitas de Gila, Gila, NM, October 8 - 11, 2023
LBN 437, the Gecko or Lizard, is a molecular cloud in the constellation Lacerta (the Lizard!). In the background is a small portion of the red hydrogen emission region known as the Great Lacerta nebula that is illuminated by intense UV radiation from the star 10 Lac. SH2-125/LBN 437 are about 1200 light years from Earth.
Imaging details:
Stellarvue SVX102T refractor with 0.74x focal reducer (FL = 528mm, f/5.2)
ZWO large off-axis guider with a ZWO ASI 174MM mini guide camera
Losmandy G11 mount with Gemini 2
ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro cooled monochrome camera (-10C)
Chroma 36mm Hydrogen-alpha, Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue filters
Equatorial camera rotation: 0 degrees
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, ASTAP plate solving, PHD2 guiding,
Losmandy Gemini ASCOM mount control and web client interface,
SharpCap Pro for polar alignment with a Polemaster camera,
PixInsight 1.8.9-2,
Photoshop 2024
Hydrogen-a 10 min x 22 subframes (220 min), Gain 100, Offset 32, 1x1 binning
Luminance 2 min x 111 subframes (222 min), Gain 100, Offset 32, 1x1 binning
Red 4 min x 27 subframes (108 min), Gain 100, Offset 32, 1x1 binning
Green 4 min x 27 subframes (108 min), Gain 100, Offset 32, 1x1 binning
Blue 4 min x 24 subframes (96 min), Gain 100, Offset 32, 1x1 binning
Total integration time: 12.6 hours
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