Messier 33- The Triangulum Galaxy

A multi scope effort between the LRGB of the newtonian over 3 nights and a night of Ha through the Edge.

 

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Celestron EdgeHD 8" · Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA

Imaging Cameras

QHYCCD QHY163M · ZWO ASI1600MM

Mounts

Losmandy GM8 / GM8G · Vixen GPDX

Filters

Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2" · Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"

Accessories

Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · Celestron 0.7X Reducer EdgeHD800 (94242) · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor · Sharpstar 2" 0.95× coma corrector (CRC2095)

Software

Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Acquisition details

Dates:

Sept. 7, 2021 · Aug. 26, 2022 · Aug. 29, 2022 · Aug. 30, 2022

Frames:

75×120″(2h 30′) bin 2×2

81×120″(2h 42′) f/6 bin 2×2

Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2": 83×120″(2h 46′) -10°C bin 2×2

Meade Blue 2": 45×75″(56′ 15″)

Meade Green 2": 45×75″(56′ 15″)

Meade Red 2": 45×75″(56′ 15″)

Integration:

10h 46′ 45″

Darks:

100

Bias:

100

Avg. Moon age:

8.57 days

Avg. Moon phase:

3.92%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6351768

 

Resolution: 4093x5238

 

File size: 26.6 MB

 

Data source: Backyard

 

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