Telescope Family Photo and VERY LUCKY Capture
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 Published On Apr 8, 2021

I clean out the garage annually and so I thought it would be a good idea to line up the telescopes and get a picture. I also captured three more deep space objects. At the rate I'm going, I'll finish the entire universe by the end of the year.

Here are my astrophotography capture details:

Targets:
Medusa Nebula (Sharpless 2-274)

Imaging Telescope:
Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI1600MM Cool

Focuser:
MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus

Field Flattener:
HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener

Mount:
Celestron CGX

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Guide scope:
Orion ST80

Guide Camera:
Lodestar X2

Frames:

Optolong Ha: 60x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Optolong OIII: 60x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15)
Integration: 8.0 hours

Guide Software:
PHD2

Calibration Frames:
Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 50

Capture software:
Sequence Generator Pro (SGP)

Stacking software:
PixInsight

Post Processing:
PixInsight, PhotoShop

Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip
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Targets:
M81, M82, and the Gardland Galaxy (NGC 3077)
Galaxy Group, M105, M96, M95

Imaging Telescope:
Celestron RASA 8-inch

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC color

Mount:
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Filters:
Optolong L-Pro

Gain: 50 (30 second exposures)

Guide Scope:
ZWO 60mm Guide Scope

Guide Camera:
ZWO ASI224MC

Guide Software:
PHD2

Capture software:
Sequence Generator Pro (SGP)

Stacking software:
PixInsight

Post Processing:
PixInsight, PhotoShop

Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip

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