NGC246, a.k.a. "The Skull Nebula" and NGC 255 in Cetus

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall, 2021

Wikipedia Link for NGC246

Wikipedia Link for NGC255

 

HaRGB Combination
Data
Taking Camera SBIG STL11002M Nova Scotia, Fall 2021 ~mag 6.4 @-20C
Imaging OTA AGO iDK 14.5"
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2485 @f/6.7
Mount AP1600
Guiding PHD2/ONAG/Lodestar X2
HaRGB Combination - Total Integration Time 9hrs 30mins Ha-7x30min, R12x10min, G-12x10min, B12x10min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series RGB and 5nm Ha Filters. All Binned 1X1
Calibration and Stacking Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Reprocessed Mar 2023 PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

Annotated

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