Melotte 15 - AstroBin

Melotte 15 Dec 2, 2017 626 views4541×338016.54 MB
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Melotte 15

Backyard

Home , Huntsville (Alabama), US

Bortle

Cas

2h 33m 29s · +61° 28′ 26″

0.87°

1.10″/px

21.56°N

Integration

Imaging equipment

Optics	William Optics William Optics 102 mm Golden GT Triplet
Camera	ZWOASI1600MM COOL
Mount	Losmandy G11 Gemini 2 G11
Filters	null Baader OIII 8.5nm 1.25" Baader Planetarium Baader H-Alpha 1,25" 7nm CCD Baader SII 8nm 1,25" Baader SII 8nm 1,25"
Accessory	QHYCCD PoleMaster Polar Scope
Focus reducer	Astro-Tech 2" Field flattener
Software	AdobePhotoshop
Software	null Seqence Generator Pro PHD2 Guiding

Guiding equipment

Guiding optics	Agenastro Agena 60mm f/4 Precision Straight-Through Finder / Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
Guiding camera	QHYCCDQHY5L-II M

Objects

Description

Data captured over 11/13/2017 - 11/22/2017. Used an HOO blend in PixInsight and then some adjustments in Photoshop CC2018.

Revision: B

Description A few tweaks to shadows and highlights to brighten image.

Published Dec 5, 2017, 3:35:46 PM

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