Soul Nebula - IC1848

This is the Soul Nebula IC1848. First light with the new Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED!

 

Equipment details:

- Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO

- Imaging scope: SkyWatcher Esprit 80ED

- Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool

- Guide camera: QHY5III178M

- OAG: ZWO OAG

- Filter wheel: ZWO EFW

- Focuser: RoboFocus controlled by MoonLite MiniV2 controller

- Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha and SII, 3nm OIII filters

 

Actuisition details:

- Camera set to -17C at Unity Gain

- Lights:

-- Ha: 50 x 300s Bin: 1x1

-- OIII: 76 x 300 Bin: 1x1

-- SII: 30 x 300 Bin: 1x1

- Darks: 90 x 300s Bin: 1x1

- Biases: 150x Bin: 1x1

 

Software:

- Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro

- Mount Control: ASCOM, Stellarium, Stellarium Scope

- Guiding: PHD2

- Drift Alignment: PHD2 Drift Align

- Processing: PixInsight

 

Channel mapping:

- R: 90% HA + 10% SII

- G: 90% SII + 10% OIII

- B: OIII

 

Total integration time: 13 hours

Done