Photography of Terry Danks

A Wide Field Mosaic of An Area in Cygnus

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Spring to Fall 2019

Imaged field is approximately 16 degrees west to east. Full moon added digitally for scale. The two brightest stars are Deneb and Sadr.

HaRGB Combination

Data

Altitude at culmination 89°

Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0

Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia Spring - Fall, 2019, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C

Imaging OTA Tahahashi FSQ106 with QE Reducer

Equivalent focal length and ratio 385mm f/3.6

Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO

Guiding PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X2

HaRGB Total Integration Time 110hrs - mosaic of 21 frames Per frame Ha-9X15min, R12x5min, G-12x5min, B12x5min-Astrodon 5nm Ha and Gen 2 I series RGB Filters. All Binned 1X1

Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro

Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight

Processed PixInsight and Affinity Photo

Ha Monochrome

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Data
Altitude at culmination 89°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM	Nova Scotia Spring - Fall, 2019, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA	Tahahashi FSQ106 with QE Reducer
Equivalent focal length and ratio	385mm f/3.6
Mount	Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding	PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X2
HaRGB Total Integration Time 110hrs - mosaic of 21 frames	Per frame Ha-9X15min, R12x5min, G-12x5min, B12x5min-Astrodon 5nm Ha and Gen 2 I series RGB Filters. All Binned 1X1
Acquisition	Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking	Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed	PixInsight and Affinity Photo