Two Telescopes Capturing a GALAXY and NEBULA
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 Published On May 23, 2021

I put my Explore Scientific Refractor and Celestron RASA telescope to work and captured a nebula and galaxy. Below are the setup and capture details.

Astrophotography setup:

Targets:
Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)

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/Reducer:
Orion .8 Reducer

Mount:
Celestron CGX

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Guide scope:
Orion ST80

Guide Camera:
Lodestar X2

Frames:

Astronomik Ha: 60x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Astronomik OIII: 60x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15)
Astronomik SII: 60x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Integration: 12 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:
M94

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

Guide Scope:
ZWO 60mm Guide Scope

Guide Camera:
ZWO ASI224MC

Frames:

Optolong L-Pro: 950x30" (gain: 100)
Integration: 7.92 hours

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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