IC 417 Spider & Fly Nebula

IC 417 Spider & Fly Nebula Dec 1, 2018 870 views4585×317215.38 MB

John Travis

In 4 groups

Backyard

Home , Huntsville (Alabama), US

Bortle

Aur

5h 28m 57s · +34° 20′ 24″

1.04°

1.35″/px

164.92°N

Integration

Hα	150×180″	7h 30′	29 Oct 2018
ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″	50′	29 Oct 2018
ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″	50′	29 Oct 2018
ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″	50′	29 Oct 2018
Totals		10h	29 Oct 2018	74%

Hα	150×180″=7h 30′
29 Oct 2018

ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″=50′
29 Oct 2018

ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″=50′
29 Oct 2018

ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600	40×75″=50′
29 Oct 2018

Totals	10h
29 Oct 2018	74%

Imaging equipment

Optics	William Optics GT102 102mm f/6.9 Apo Refractor
Camera	ZWOASI1600MM COOL
Mount	Paramount MyT
Filters	Baader Planetarium Baader H-Alpha 1,25" 7nm CCD ZWO Blue Filter Optimized for ASI1600 ZWO Green Filter Optimized for ASI1600 ZWO Red Filter Optimized for ASI1600
Accessory	null OAG
Focus reducer	William Optics Flat6A for GT102
Software	Pleiades AstrophotoPixInsight
Software	null Astro Pixel Processor APP null Adobe Photoshop CC null Seqence Generator Pro Software Bisque The SkyX Professional PHD2 Guiding

Guiding equipment

Guiding optics	William Optics GT102 102mm f/6.9 Apo Refractor
Guiding camera	QHYCCDQHY5L-II M

Objects

NGC 1931 IC 417 The star φAur

Description

IC 417 the Spider and Fly Nebula. RHaGB. Imaged from 10/29/18 - 11/18/18.

Ha 200 gain 50 offset

RGB 75 gain 12 offset

With this image, I had just switched over to using an OAG and in doing so I got the spacing wrong by about 4mm too much. With the extra spacing, the stars suffered somewhat. Especially at the edges of the frames which I cropped out. Overall I wished I would have made the switch to an OAG along time ago! In the end, it's a much simpler setup and less to go wrong once everything is configured.

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