Messier 27- closer

A rather lovely planetary nebula IMHO and a pleasure to image.

 

Equipment

 

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Astro-Tech AT66ED · Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA

Imaging Cameras

QHYCCD QHY163M · ZWO ASI1600MM

Mounts

Losmandy GM8 / GM8G · Meade LX70

Filters

Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2" · Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · SVBony OIII 7nm 2"

Accessories

Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · 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)

 

Acquisition details

 

Frames:

Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2": 310×120″(10h 20′)

Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 101×120″(3h 22′)

SVBony OIII 7nm 2": 70×120″(2h 20′)

Integration:

16h 2′

 

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: 7852285

 

RA center: 19h59m37s.7

 

DEC center: +22°43′30″

 

Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 176.979 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.492 degrees

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Resolution: 4444x3294

 

File size: 10.7 MB

 

Data source: Backyard

 

 

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