Flaming Star Nebula – IC 405
Flaming Star Nebula – IC 405
This is a multi-session nebula and is 3 hours one night, 3 hours another night in low sky conditions. Ha, Sii, Oiii filtes were used and Oiii was reduced in exposure to start taking away star bloat. A full set of Darks, Flats, and Bias calibrations have been used to this point and processed in Astro Pixel Processor & Photoshop.
Equipment
Telescope: Meade 6000 series 70mm Quadruplet @ f/5
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120mm-mini
Computer: ASIair PRO
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Bortle: 4
Long & Lat: 45.67N, 118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Ha Filter: 40×300″
Oiii Filter: 10×180″
Sii Filter: 20×180″
Light Filter: none
Calibration Bias: 40
Calibration Dark: 25
Calibration Flat: 20
Integration Time: ~5 hours total
Gain: 139 (unity)
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Photoshop CC, Astro Pixel Processor, ASIair PRO AutoRun
