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M17 Omega, M16 Eagle, SH2-54 Nebulas of Scutum
With 3 great nights over a new moon, this image came together in a 1×2 mosaic near the Scutum & Sagittarius constellations comprised of M17 to SH2-54. The famous Eagle Nebula is front and center in this narrowband Sulfur, Hydrogen, Oxygen composition. Approximately 9 hrs of capture time with 109 x 300 second images were used.
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: ASG Dual Dome Observatory
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: June 8th- 11th
Ha: 50 x 300 seconds
Oiii: 30 x 300 seconds
Sii: 29 x 300 seconds
Total Integration time ~9 hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 20 for each filter