moyers_astro
IC410_SHO
Target:IC 410 The Tadpoles Nebula, a dusty emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga at 12400 light years from Earth.
Location:24/12/2020, St. Helens, UK, Bortle 8, No Moon.
Aquisition:20x 180 sec each Ha, (OIII), (SII). Total integration 180 min.
Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, HEQ5, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro with EFW Mini and Baader-Planetarium narrowband filters.
Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MM.
Software:Capture: NINA, PHD2.
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Photoshop, Starnet++.
Memories:Clear from 1:00 AM onwards but very tired so used automated schedule in NINA and went off to bed. Used AstroED's excellent Youtube processing tips with markshelly.co.uk arc-sine hyperbolic stretch Photoshop presets, delighted with the results.
IC410_SHO
Target:IC 410 The Tadpoles Nebula, a dusty emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga at 12400 light years from Earth.
Location:24/12/2020, St. Helens, UK, Bortle 8, No Moon.
Aquisition:20x 180 sec each Ha, (OIII), (SII). Total integration 180 min.
Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, HEQ5, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro with EFW Mini and Baader-Planetarium narrowband filters.
Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MM.
Software:Capture: NINA, PHD2.
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Photoshop, Starnet++.
Memories:Clear from 1:00 AM onwards but very tired so used automated schedule in NINA and went off to bed. Used AstroED's excellent Youtube processing tips with markshelly.co.uk arc-sine hyperbolic stretch Photoshop presets, delighted with the results.