NGC 6188 The Dragons and the egg

NGC 6188 The Dragons and the egg Mar 31, 2022 2.5k views2263×16882.47 MB

Steeve Body

In 9 groups

Backyard

Backyard, Bentleigh (Victoria), AU

LMDSS Dark Site, Heathcote (Victoria), AU

Bortle

Ara

16h 38m 10s · -48° 29′ 43″

2.23° × 1.66°

3.55″/px

294.81°N

Integration

R	45×15″	11′ 15″	24 Mar 2022	58%
G	45×15″	11′ 15″
B	45×15″	11′ 15″
Hα	38×300″	3h 10′
SII	38×300″	3h 10′
OIII	38×300″	3h 10′
Totals		10h 3′ 45″	24 Mar 2022	58%

R	45×15″=11′ 15″
24 Mar 2022	58%

G	45×15″=11′ 15″
B	45×15″=11′ 15″
Hα	38×300″=3h 10′
SII	38×300″=3h 10′
OIII	38×300″=3h 10′

Totals	10h 3′ 45″
24 Mar 2022	58%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	William Optics ZenithStar 73 / ZS73
Camera	ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mount	Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters	Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II Antlia Blue Pro Antlia Green Pro Antlia Luminance Pro Antlia Red Pro
Accessories	Intel NUC 8 Pegasus Astro Falcon Rotator Pegasus Astro Powerbox Micro William Optics Flat73 ZWO EAF
Software	Adobe Photoshop Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA) Topaz Labs DeNoise AI

Guiding equipment

Guiding optics	William Optics ZenithStar 73 / ZS73
Guiding camera	ZWO ASI120MM

Objects

Rim Nebula NGC 6164 NGC 6165 NGC 6188 NGC 6193 PK336-01.1

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Revision: B

Description reprocessed RGB stars to eliminate halos created around red stars and tightened the stars in general. Archsinh stretch in PixInsight was the culprit... Used APP stretch for the RGB stars instead to fix the problem.

Published Mar 31, 2022, 12:12:37 PM

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NGC 6188 The Dragons and the egg Mar 31, 2022 2.5k views2263×16882.47 MB