Flaming Star, Tadpoles, Fly, Spider, & Starfish Cluster
Flaming Star Nebula
Tadpoles Nebula
Fly & Spider Nebula
Starfish & NGC 1907 Clusters
Flaming Star, Tadpoles, Fly, Spider, & Starfish Cluster
This is a hydrogen rich area with lots going on in one 4×4 mosaic taken in one night of imaging. Filtered in just Hydrogen Alpha, this image contains the bright Flaming Star nebula and Tadpoles nebula. Smaller targets are the Spider nebula and the little Fly nebula off to the left. Up top is the Starfish star cluster with a smaller cluster below called NGC 1907.
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8 (400mm focal @ f/2)
Filters: Baader Ultra-Highspeed F/2 3.5nm & 4nm Filters.
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.4m Automated
Bortle: 3-4
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Ha: 285×60″
Oiii Filter: none
Sii Filter: none
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flat: 30
Calibration DarkFlat: 30
Integration Time: ~4.75 hours total
Gain: 139 (unity)
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Astro Pixel Processor, StarXTerminator, NINA, Topaz Labs, PHD2, Photoshop CC
