North America and Pelican Nebulae, SHO

1,500 light-years away, the famous North America & Pelican nebulae in a star forming region in Cygnus. An integration of 3 1/2 hours of Hydrogen-α, Oxygen III and Sulfur II data that I collected during the short nights of July 2019.

 

Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM-PRO USB 3.0 Mono (Type CMOS)

 

Sensor Cooling Temperature: -15C

 

Filters: 1.25" 5nm Astrodon Ha, 1.25" 3nm Astrodon OIII, 1.25" 3nm Astrodon SII

 

Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FS-60CB

 

Correcting Lens: Takahashi Reducer 0.72x (composite focal length at 264mm and focal ratio at f/4.9)

 

Mount: iOptron CEM25EC

 

26 x 180" Ha subs (Unity Gain, Gain: 139, Offset: 21, Binning 1x1)

23 x 180" OIII subs (Unity Gain, Gain: 139, Offset: 21, Binning 1x1)

21 x 180" SII subs (Unity Gain, Gain: 139, Offset: 21, Binning 1x1)

20 Darks, 20 Flats

 

Total Intregration Time: 3hrs 30mins

 

Software: PixInsight Core 1.8 Ripley, Photoshop, SharpCap

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