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WR 134      SHO, Duane Melvin
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WR 134 SHO

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Description

Bortle 2.5  Cherry Springs PA USA  Aug 5, 6, 7   2024

SHO    5 S-II     6 Ha    25 O-III       all subs 900 Seconds each @ -10C     about 9 hours integration time
Antlia 3 nM broadband 2-inch filters mounted in QHY 7 position filter wheel
5 darks 300 Seconds each  @ -10C


QHY268m Pro    16 bits APS-C sensor 
Skywatcher Esprit 100ED 100mm x 550mm triplet refractor with supplied corrector

EQ6Rpro mount with the pier extension

SVBony wrap heaters on objectives

QHY Polemaster for exact  RA alignment to the NCP

Orion Starshoot st4 direct to mount on Orion 80mm x 300mm refractor doublet scope using PHD guiding

Synscan hand control, Bahtinov mask hand focusing

APT capture
DeepSky Stacker
Pixinsight
PS

using 30-ft cable USB 2.0 on the main camera with an inline active amplifier...   I think this caused a lot of noise as the camera is USB 3.0

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WR 134      SHO, Duane Melvin