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Elephant's Trunk Nebula with my Takahashi FSQ-106-EDX4 and 2600MM

Started by rharris on 7/18/2024 7:04:59 PM CST

rharris
Joined 2/23/2015 Loc: Mo, USA	Posted 7/18/2024 7:04:59 PM CST Greetings all, here to present my latest efforts on the Elephant's Trunk Nebula - IC1396 using the portable rig on the AM5. Full details here: https://ozarkhillsobservatory.com/ic-1396-elephants-trunk-nebula-from-the-ozarks/ Elephant's Trunk Nebula IC 1396 astrophoto acquisition details Date: July 14, 2024 Direction of Observation: East 52.5 degrees, Alt = +30.6 degrees Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDEX4 at 530mm, F5 Mount: ZWO AM5 Camera: ZWO 2600MM (monochrome), Temp= -20, Gain= 300 / ZWO RGBL + HO filters Guide Scope: Williams Optics 50mm Guider: ZWO ASI 120 mini Controller: ZWO ASI Air Acquisition: Hydrogen Alpha: 20 frames at 300s each = 1.6 hours Oxygen III: 20 frames at 300s each = 1.6 hours Red: 5 frames at 300s each = 35 minutes Blue: 5 frames at 300s each = 35 minutes Green: 5 frames at 300s each = 35 minutes Lum: 10 frames at 300s each = .8 hours Total acquisition time = 6 hours Darks/Flats/Bias: (None) Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop over 2 days Location: Missouri 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 7/18/2024 7:07:07 PM CST Starless version here: 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