The Propeller Nebula (DWB111/Simeis-57) in Cygnus imaged with an AGO 14.5" iDK
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer 2022
HaRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 85°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer 2022, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465nn f6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/Innovations Foresight ONAG/ Lodestar X2
HaRGB Total Integration time 30hrs 30mins
Ha 25X30min, R36x10 min, G-36x10 min, B36x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series and 5nm Ha Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Jan 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
Below - Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall, 2014 with a Takahashi TOA150
HaRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 85°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Fall 2014, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
Takahashi TOA-150 with TOA-67 Field Flattener
Equivalent focal length and ratio
1090mm f/7.3
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG/SBIG ST-i
HaRGB Total Integration Time 8hrs 30mins
Ha 9X30min, R8x10 min, G-8x10 min, B8x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series and 5nm Ha Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Jan 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
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