Mike Lewis
Staff Member
I am still having some issues with my newly installed gear out at Starfront Observatories in TX, but here is my second image created from data taken there.
This is a very exciting region in the constellation Cygnus that has lots of exciting stuff going on when imaged in narrowband. This image was created from just over 28 hours of data, although I had to throw out an additional 15+ hours of data to get to that total. I am hopeful I can get my issues resolved soon, as the skies there are very dark and should allow me to produce lots of detailed data.
This area in the constellation Cygnus contains these 2 Sharpless Catalogue objects, as well as many other interesting areas. Sh2-115 is the larger Aqua colored region in the middle right area of the image, while sh2-116 (also referred to by designation PK085+04.1) is the small Planetary Nebula just to the upper left of Sh2-115. Another Planetary Nebula, (PK086+05.1) is also captured in this field in the left portion of the image.
A larger size version is also on my Astrobin site:
All comments and critiques welcome and thanks for looking!
Equipment:
Poseidon-M Camera @ -5C and
Gain:125 Offset:25
Astro-Physics Mach2 Mount
Williams Optics Cat 91 Refractor, 448mm @ f/4.9
Antlia Pro Filters (3nm narrowband plus RGB)
Askar FMA180 Guide scope with ASI290MM
Software:
Pixinsight Commercial Version 1.9
Lightroom CC
Photoshop CC
N.I.N.A. Control Software
BlurXTerminator (Russell Croman)
StarXTerminator (Russell Croman)
NoiseXTerminator (Russell Croman)
Astro-Physics APCC and APPM
Light Frames:
Gain 125 / Offset 25
Hα: 27 x 900 secs (6 hrs 45 mins)
Oiii: 48 x 900 secs (12 hrs)
Sii: 35 x 900 secs (8 hrs 45 mins)
Red: 24 x 30 secs (12 mins)
Green: 21 x 30 secs (10 mins 30 secs)
Blue: 20 x 30 secs (10 mins)
28 hrs 02 mins 30 secs total
Dark Frames:
10 x 30 secs (5 mins)
10 x 900 secs (2 hr 30 mins)
This is a very exciting region in the constellation Cygnus that has lots of exciting stuff going on when imaged in narrowband. This image was created from just over 28 hours of data, although I had to throw out an additional 15+ hours of data to get to that total. I am hopeful I can get my issues resolved soon, as the skies there are very dark and should allow me to produce lots of detailed data.
This area in the constellation Cygnus contains these 2 Sharpless Catalogue objects, as well as many other interesting areas. Sh2-115 is the larger Aqua colored region in the middle right area of the image, while sh2-116 (also referred to by designation PK085+04.1) is the small Planetary Nebula just to the upper left of Sh2-115. Another Planetary Nebula, (PK086+05.1) is also captured in this field in the left portion of the image.
A larger size version is also on my Astrobin site:
All comments and critiques welcome and thanks for looking!
Equipment:
Poseidon-M Camera @ -5C and
Gain:125 Offset:25
Astro-Physics Mach2 Mount
Williams Optics Cat 91 Refractor, 448mm @ f/4.9
Antlia Pro Filters (3nm narrowband plus RGB)
Askar FMA180 Guide scope with ASI290MM
Software:
Pixinsight Commercial Version 1.9
Lightroom CC
Photoshop CC
N.I.N.A. Control Software
BlurXTerminator (Russell Croman)
StarXTerminator (Russell Croman)
NoiseXTerminator (Russell Croman)
Astro-Physics APCC and APPM
Light Frames:
Gain 125 / Offset 25
Hα: 27 x 900 secs (6 hrs 45 mins)
Oiii: 48 x 900 secs (12 hrs)
Sii: 35 x 900 secs (8 hrs 45 mins)
Red: 24 x 30 secs (12 mins)
Green: 21 x 30 secs (10 mins 30 secs)
Blue: 20 x 30 secs (10 mins)
28 hrs 02 mins 30 secs total
Dark Frames:
10 x 30 secs (5 mins)
10 x 900 secs (2 hr 30 mins)
) 91 telescope, 448mm @ f/4.9, with the Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera. That camera uses the same Sony IMX571 APS-C sensor as the ZWO 2600 series or the QHY 268 series mono cameras. The Player One design has what I think is a more elegant and easy to use way to mount the camera to the filter wheel, as well as what appears to be a lower noise readout, and also can cool reliably 5 degrees cooler than the other 2 cameras as well. But having said that, in practical operation I do not think you could tell much difference in output from the Player One version and the other cameras (or any of the other variants from Ogma or Touptek or whomever for that matter.)