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IC 1848 Soul Music
Well the Soul Nebula Mosaic anyway. 5 panes in the end. First 4 panes (see below) should have done it but I suspect platesolving failed and I had to do another pane the next night. APP is brilliant at stitching together and blending in panes – even from different sessions.
| Object ID | IC 1848 Soul Nebula |
| Details | Size 150′ x 75′ 2021-04-01 |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C Tri-band filter |
| Exposure(s) | 9x300s per pane darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI |
M52 & Bubble Nebula
Strong moonlight
| Object ID | M52 and NGC 7635 Cassiopeia |
| Details | 2021-01-23 Mag. 6.9, 10.0 Size 13′, 15’x8′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C Tri-band |
| Exposure(s) | 20x300s 2/20 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI |
NGC 1579 Northern Triffid
Too few frames. Noisy background
| Object ID | NGC 1579 Perseus |
| Details | Mag. 5.9 Size 12′ x 8′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 17x240s 10/50 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI |
Flaming Star Nebula
An unexpected clear night when forecast said not. Poor transparency and needed longer exposures than the sky conditions could take.
| Object ID | Flaming Star Nebula IC 405 Auriga |
| Details | 2020-10-28 20:29- |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-10°C 2/20 gain/offset IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 30x180s darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop |
Fish head nebula (IC1795)
This is a bit of a weird looking one! Stars to the left aren’t good shapes – probably combination of optical alignment, focus and collimation. Stars are over-processed too – should have been so much better.
| Object ID | IC1695 Fish head nebula (part of the Heart nebula) |
| Details | Size 12’x12′ Cassiopeia |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX -15C |
| Exposure(s) | 20x300s ea Ha, OIII 2×2 darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | APT |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop Processed SHO with synthetic SII |
NGC 281 (Pacman nebula) in RGB
Few things wrong. Poor seeing, bloated stars, gusty wind,…
| Object ID | NGC 281 Pacman nebula (IC11) Mag. 10, Size 35′ H II region emission nebula Contains open cluster NGC 1590 Cassiopeia |
| Details | 2018-10-10 Poor seeing and transparency |
| Telescope | 200mm f5 Newtonian, MPCC IDAS P2 LPR filter Guided |
| Camera | Atik 460EX, Baader RGB filters |
| Exposure(s) | 15 x 120s each colour darks, flats |
| Capture | APT |
| Processing | Nebulosity 4, Photoshop |