astrotakis
IC 1396, Exmoor, 2020
This is a recent (last month) image I took while I was at Europe's first Dark Sky Reserve place, UK's National Exmoor park. The sky there is phenomenal. Galaxies like Andromeda and Triangulum are easily seen with the naked eye with direct vision! I had my astrograph with me, so I couldn't say no to IC 1396 :)
Date: 17th September 2020
Location: Brayford, North Devon near Exmoor, GMT+0, United Kingdom, TEMP: 16C, Bortle Class 3 ~SGM: 21.73 mag./arc sec2
Equipment:
Camera: Nikon D810A
Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Correcting Lens: Takahashi Reducer-QE 0.73x (composite focal length at 328mm and focal ratio at f/3.8)
Mount: iOptron CEM25EC
Tech Details:
Image Quality 14 bit RAW (NEF)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity: ISO 3200, 14 x 180" subs
Calibration Frames: 25 Darks, 50 Bias, 25 Flats
Software: PixInsight 1.8.5 Core, Lightroom, Photoshop
Total integration time: 42 minutes (14 x 3 mins)
Website: astrotakis.com
IC 1396, Exmoor, 2020
This is a recent (last month) image I took while I was at Europe's first Dark Sky Reserve place, UK's National Exmoor park. The sky there is phenomenal. Galaxies like Andromeda and Triangulum are easily seen with the naked eye with direct vision! I had my astrograph with me, so I couldn't say no to IC 1396 :)
Date: 17th September 2020
Location: Brayford, North Devon near Exmoor, GMT+0, United Kingdom, TEMP: 16C, Bortle Class 3 ~SGM: 21.73 mag./arc sec2
Equipment:
Camera: Nikon D810A
Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Correcting Lens: Takahashi Reducer-QE 0.73x (composite focal length at 328mm and focal ratio at f/3.8)
Mount: iOptron CEM25EC
Tech Details:
Image Quality 14 bit RAW (NEF)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity: ISO 3200, 14 x 180" subs
Calibration Frames: 25 Darks, 50 Bias, 25 Flats
Software: PixInsight 1.8.5 Core, Lightroom, Photoshop
Total integration time: 42 minutes (14 x 3 mins)
Website: astrotakis.com