by topboxman » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:54 pm
Leo "Doublet" (M65 & M66)
Higher resolution at:
https://peternagy.smugmug.com/Telescope ... kXGTxHz/X2
RGB + Luminance. 0.84"/pixel image scale.
Astrodon I series Red filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Green filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Blue filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Lum filter, 36x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/22/2019.
Total 6 hours.
TEC 160FL APO F/7 with TEC Field Flattener, Astro-Physics A-P1100GTO GEM with absolute encoders. QSI660wsg. OAG and Ultrastar autoguider (1.19"/sec), Optec Handy Stepper Motor focuser.
Captured and automated with SGP. Calibration and Post-processed with PixInsight. PHD2 settings: RA Aggressiveness: 60, RA Hysteresis: 10, Max RA/Dec Duration: 2000, Min Move: 0.67 (0.80"), Calibration Steps: 200msec, Auto/Resist Switching, Auto guiding exposure and extreme dithering.
Leo "Doublet" (M65 & M66)
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Higher resolution at: https://peternagy.smugmug.com/Telescopes/Galaxies/i-kXGTxHz/X2
RGB + Luminance. 0.84"/pixel image scale.
Astrodon I series Red filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Green filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Blue filter, 12 x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/24/2019.
Astrodon I series Lum filter, 36x 5 minutes, 1x1. 4/22/2019.
Total 6 hours.
TEC 160FL APO F/7 with TEC Field Flattener, Astro-Physics A-P1100GTO GEM with absolute encoders. QSI660wsg. OAG and Ultrastar autoguider (1.19"/sec), Optec Handy Stepper Motor focuser.
Captured and automated with SGP. Calibration and Post-processed with PixInsight. PHD2 settings: RA Aggressiveness: 60, RA Hysteresis: 10, Max RA/Dec Duration: 2000, Min Move: 0.67 (0.80"), Calibration Steps: 200msec, Auto/Resist Switching, Auto guiding exposure and extreme dithering.