Acquisition Data
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
- Camera: ASI2600MC Pro
- Guide Scope: Orion ST80
- Guide Camera: ASI290MM Mini. Dithering every image at 1 pixel each time
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: NINA for image acquisition. PixInsight used for stacking and editing. Imported to Photoshop for final touchup and watermarking
- Other Accessories: AstroZap Dew Heater, Explore Scientific 2″ Field Flattener, MoonLite CFL 2.5″ Focuser, High Res Stepper Motor, V3 Controller, Pegasus Astro Power Box Advance
- Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2″
- Exposure Time: 4 hours 10 minutes (50 x 300 seconds) -20°C, 100 gain, bin 1×1
- Exposure Start: 01:17
- Date: September 19, 2020
- Location: Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania, USA
- GPS Coordinates: Lat. 41.6628445, Long. -77.8230494
- Temperature: 64°F/17.7°C
- Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 2
- Astrometry.net job: 4104361
- Avg. Moon age: 2.36 days
- Avg. Moon phase: 6.19%
- RA center: 21h 38′ 57″
- DEC center: +57° 32′ 24″
- Orientation: 11.587 degrees
- Field radius: 1.221 degrees
- Magnitude: 7.6
- Resolution: 3720 x 2330
Acquisition Data
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
- Camera: ASI071MC Pro
- Guide Scope: Orion ST80
- Guide Camera: ASI290MM Mini. Dithering every image at 1 pixel each time.
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: NINA for image acquisition. PixInsight used for stacking and editing. Imported to Photoshop for final touchup and watermarking.
- Other Accessories: AstroZap Dew Heater, Explore Scientific 2″ Field Flattener, ZWO EAF Motorized Focuser.
- Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2″
- Exposure Time: 1 hour 25 minutes (17 X 300 seconds). Gain 90, -10°C bin 1×1
- Exposure Start: 01:03
- Date: June 26, 2020
- Location: Voorhees State Park, NJ, United States
- GPS Coordinates: Lat. 40.68187, Long. -74.89797
- Temperature: 64°F/17.78°C
- Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4
- Astrometry.net job: 3645085
- Avg. Moon age: 5.41 Days
- Avg. Moon phase: 29.58%
- RA center: 21h 36′ 42″
- DEC center: +57° 18′ 50″
- Orientation: 224.982 degrees
- Field radius: 0.834 degrees
- Magnitude: 3.50
- Resolution: 3720 x 2330
Acquisition Data
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
- Camera: ASI2600MC Pro
- Guide Scope: Orion ST80
- Guide Camera: ASI290MM Mini. Dithering every image at 1 pixel each time
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: NINA for image acquisition. PixInsight used for stacking and editing. Imported to Photoshop for final touchup and watermarking
- Other Accessories: AstroZap Dew Heater, Explore Scientific 2″ Field Flattener, MoonLite CFL 2.5″ Focuser, High Res Stepper Motor, V3 Controller, Pegasus Astro Power Box Advance
- Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2″
- Exposure Time: 4 hours 10 minutes (50 x 300 seconds) -20°C, 100 gain, bin 1×1
- Exposure Start: 01:17
- Date: September 19, 2020
- Location: Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania, USA
- GPS Coordinates: Lat. 41.6628445, Long. -77.8230494
- Temperature: 64°F/17.7°C
- Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 2
- Astrometry.net job: 4104361
- Avg. Moon age: 2.36 days
- Avg. Moon phase: 6.19%
- RA center: 21h 38′ 57″
- DEC center: +57° 32′ 24″
- Orientation: 11.587 degrees
- Field radius: 1.221 degrees
- Magnitude: 7.6
- Resolution: 3720 x 2330