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18 hours of Veil Nebula wide field

Started by rharris on 8/9/2024 11:50:45 AM CST

rharris
Joined 2/23/2015 Loc: Mo, USA	Posted 8/9/2024 11:50:45 AM CST Shot over 4 nights in the Ozarks, below is my interpretation of the data from the scope/camera combo used for 18.5 hours of data. I'm especially impressed with the Ha footprint, which I attached the Ha stacked frame below as well for review. Full shot details are on my website: https://ozarkhillsobservatory.com/veil-nebula-astrophotography-over-ozark-hills/ Astrophotographer: Richard Harris Date: August 3 - August 8th 2024 Direction of Observation: E 069° 39' 26.5" Alt +26° 51' 39,9" Location: Strafford, Missouri USA Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 with 0.7X 645 Reducer (380 mm) Mount: ZWO AM5 harmonic drive Camera: ZWO 6200 MM (monochrome), Temp= -20, Gain= 300 / ZWO RGB + HO filters Guide Scope: Williams Optics 50mm Guider: ZWO ASI 120 mini Controller: ZWO ASI Air Narrowband Acquisition: Hydrogen Alpha: 85 frames at 300s each = 7 hours Oxygen III: 102 frames at 300s each = 8.5 hours Red: 12 frames at 300s each = 1 hour Blue: 12 frames at 300s each = 1 hour Green: 12 frames at 300s each = 1 hour Total acquisition time: 18.5 hours Darks/Flats/Bias: (None) Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop over 2 days Bortle Class Sky: 4 Ozark Hills Observatory https://ozarkhillsobservatory.com I love gear, don't judge me. (SCOPES) 14" f/8 ACF Optics - 2845mm focal length, TEC 180FL f/7 1260 mm focal length with Astro-Physics QUAD TCC Reducer (f/5), Takahashi TOA-130-NFB, 12" f/10 ACF - 3048mm (f/10) focal length, 12.5 AG Optical Truss,Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4,. Orion 180mm Maksutov-Cassegrain (7.1") 2700mm focal length (f/15), RedCat 51 II APO 250mm f/4.9, Meade 70 mm Series 6000 Astrograph Quadruplet APO Refractor, RedCat 71, Sharpstar 150mm f/2.8 HNT Hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph, (MOUNTS) RST-300, Paramount MX Series 6, Losmandy G11 / Gemini II, ZWO AM5, LXD75, (CAMERAS) ZWO ASI6200MM Pro, ASI2600MM Pro, QHY 268C EB, QHY5-III Guider / Planetary, ASI120MM Guide, Canon 6D Full Frame, ZWO filters, Chroma 3nm SHO/RGB
rharris
Joined 2/23/2015 Loc: Mo, USA	Posted 8/10/2024 1:40:42 PM CST You know that moment when you started at an image for way to long during processing, and you completely missed a gradient floating over everything!? Here’s an update! Sorry for burning your retinas with my horrible gradients! Rich Ozark Hills Observatory https://ozarkhillsobservatory.com I love gear, don't judge me. (SCOPES) 14" f/8 ACF Optics - 2845mm focal length, TEC 180FL f/7 1260 mm focal length with Astro-Physics QUAD TCC Reducer (f/5), Takahashi TOA-130-NFB, 12" f/10 ACF - 3048mm (f/10) focal length, 12.5 AG Optical Truss,Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4,. Orion 180mm Maksutov-Cassegrain (7.1") 2700mm focal length (f/15), RedCat 51 II APO 250mm f/4.9, Meade 70 mm Series 6000 Astrograph Quadruplet APO Refractor, RedCat 71, Sharpstar 150mm f/2.8 HNT Hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph, (MOUNTS) RST-300, Paramount MX Series 6, Losmandy G11 / Gemini II, ZWO AM5, LXD75, (CAMERAS) ZWO ASI6200MM Pro, ASI2600MM Pro, QHY 268C EB, QHY5-III Guider / Planetary, ASI120MM Guide, Canon 6D Full Frame, ZWO filters, Chroma 3nm SHO/RGB