2022.10.28 – California Nebula
Gear
- Telescope – Meade 70mm Series 6000 Refractor
- Main Camera – ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filter – Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-band Filter
- Mount – HEQ5
- Guide Scope – ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope
- Guide Camera – ZWO ASI290MM
- Controller – ZWO ASIAir Plus
Acquisition
- 97 Light Images at 120 gain, 180s exposure
- 10 Dark Images
- 10 Bias Images
- 10 Flat Images
California Nebula. SH2-220.
Fourth time imaging the California Nebula. Really an easy target from my location. It’s a dense, bright nebula and rises within my limited line of site. I need to cut down more trees!
This time I used the Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-band filter. Been using that primarily this year. But I have to say my detail from 2021.11.23 is pretty nice. I used the Radian Triad filter then and captured at 300s exposure time. Probably the usage of both helped capture that extra detail then. I still like the results of my latest but I will probably next time use the Radian Triad.
Below is something new I will try keep up with. I’ve been live streaming on Twitch of me processing my images. As for YouTube, I plan on taking the recording from the feed and post a sped up version. Below is the result. Hope you enjoy!
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