IC410, IC417,IC405 – Tadpole, Spider, Flame Nebulae
IC410, IC417,IC405 – Tadpole, Spider, Flame Nebulae
Spent a little time with a few clear nights in March to capture the Tadpole and surrounding region nebulae. Experimented with RGB 5 second exposures for all stars while 300 second deep images for Hydrogen, Sulfur, and Oxygen to create the frame.
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
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.4m Automated
Bortle: 3
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Date: March 6th, 7th, 8th
R: 50 x 5 seconds
G: 50 x 5 seconds
B: 50 x 5 seconds
Ha: 59 x 300 seconds
Oiii: 38 x 300 seconds
Sii: 54 x 300 seconds
Total Integration time ~12.75 hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 25 for each filter
Gain: 100
Cooling: -10
Processing Software: Captured with NINA, Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor, Processed in PixInsight
