First Light - ASA600 at Obstech

First Light - ASA600 at ObstechRevised with a Lighter Hand on the Dust Lanes Jun 23, 2024 531 views4800×36002.25 MB
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Mark McComiskey

In 3 groups

Remote observatory

Observatorio El Sauce

Vir

12h 52m 23s · -1° 12′ 45″

0.38° × 0.29°

0.29″/px

359.51°N

Integration

Lum/Clear	190×120″	6h 20′	May 26, 2024	91%
R	52×300″	4h 20′	May 26, 2024	91%
G	69×300″	5h 45′	May 26, 2024	91%
B	63×300″	5h 15′	May 26, 2024	91%
Totals		21h 40′	May 26, 2024	91%

Lum/Clear	190×120″=6h 20′
May 26, 2024	91%

R	52×300″=4h 20′
May 26, 2024	91%

G	69×300″=5h 45′
May 26, 2024	91%

B	63×300″=5h 15′
May 26, 2024	91%

Totals	21h 40′
May 26, 2024	91%

Equipment

Telescope	ASA 600
Camera	Moravian Instruments C5A-100M
Mount	ASA DDM100
Filters	Chroma Blue 50x50 mm Chroma Green 50x50 mm Chroma Lum 50x50 mm Chroma Red 50x50 mm
Accessory	FLI CenterLine CL-1-10
Software	Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Objects

NGC 4753

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Revision: C

Title Revised with a Lighter Hand on the Dust Lanes

Description I was unhappy with how much I had darkened some of the dust lanes and with the color around the larger stars, so took another stab at it. This is also framed to focus on the Galaxy.

Published Jun 23, 2024

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First Light - ASA600 at ObstechRevised with a Lighter Hand on the Dust Lanes Jun 23, 2024 531 views4800×36002.25 MB Top Pick

First Light - ASA600 at ObstechRevised with a Lighter Hand on the Dust Lanes Jun 23, 2024 531 views4800×36002.25 MB
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