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Mandel-Wilson 7 – Integrated Flux Nebula of Cepheus
This is a capture of a faint IFN located in the Cepheus region of the north sky.
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.2m
Bortle: 4
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters: Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm Square SHO & Deep Sky RGB
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 6200mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster: ASG Electronically Assisted Tilt (EAT)
Mount: iOptron CEM 120EC
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Processing Software: Captured with NINA, Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor, Processed in PixInsight
Acquisition
Date: October 2nd-7th, 2024
R: 126 x 120 seconds
G: 93 x 120 seconds
B: 95 x 120 seconds
Total Integration time ~10.4 hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 25 for each filter