Leo Triplet

Technical card

Imaging telescope or lens:Astro-Tech AT-65EDQ

 

Imaging camera:Nikon D5300

 

Mount:Celestron CG5

 

Guiding telescope or lens:Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope

 

Guiding camera:QHY 5 L II M

 

Software:APT - Astro Photography Tool, Adobe Lightroom CC, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley PixInsight, ProDigital Software Astronomy Tools Actions Set, Sequator global Sequator 1.4a, Photoshop CC 2017

 

Resolution: 5965x4261

 

Dates: April 7, 2018

 

Frames: 32x120"

 

Integration: 1.1 hours

 

Avg. Moon age: 21.42 days

 

Avg. Moon phase: 57.69%

 

Astrometry.net job: 2012281

 

RA center: 169.941 degrees

 

DEC center: 13.262 degrees

 

Pixel scale: 0.955 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 95.311 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.972 degrees

 

Locations: Maine, United States

 

Description

Leo Triplet

First time using guiding. Overall went well. Also first time using APT (AstroPhotography Tool imaging software). Also first time using SharpCap for polar alignment. That was super easy.

Not the best night, but was really trying out my new toys more than anything and Leo is heading west for the summer.

31 X120 seconds ISO 800

9 darks

no flats

Nikon D5300

AT65mm Quadruplet APO

OLD CG5 with Onstep and belt drives

Stacked in Sequator

Processed in Pixinsight

finishing touches in PS

Done