The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus - IC5146
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer, 2015
HaRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 87°
Airmass Value at culmination(sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer,2015 ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465@f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X-2
HaRGB Total Integration Time 24hrs 30mins
Ha 22X30min, R27x10min, G-27x10min, B27x10min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters and 5nm Ha. All binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight, Affinity Photo and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
Monochrome Ha Only
Data
Altitude at culmination 87°
Airmass Value at culmination(sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer, 2015, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465 f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X-2
Ha
Ha 18X30min-Astrodon 5nm Ha. Binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
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