NGC_1931

Another experiment in filters. Since this target is primary an emission and reflection source, I went with Ha, blue, and luminance channels only and blended the Ha and blue into HBB (ha red, blue to both blue and green).

 

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA

Imaging Cameras

ZWO ASI1600MM

Mounts

Losmandy GM8 / GM8G

Accessories

Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor

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)

Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses

SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope

Guiding Cameras

ZWO ASI120MM

 

 

Acquisition details

Dates:

Nov. 17, 2022

Frames:

Blue: 58×120″(1h 56′) bin 2×2

Ha filter: 62×120″(2h 4′) bin 2×2

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 114×120″(3h 48′) -10°C bin 2×2

Integration:

7h 48′

Darks:

100

Bias:

100

Avg. Moon age:

23.00 days

Avg. Moon phase:

40.99%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6653651

 

RA center: 05h31m20s.6

 

DEC center: +34°15′07″

 

Pixel scale: 0.641 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 191.580 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.525 degrees

 

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Resolution: 4721x3543

 

File size: 16.7 MB

 

Data source: Backyard

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