NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula
NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula
I tried to capture the smaller, forgotten nebula right above the popular Orion. This image is a testament to how fast the RASA 11 scopes are. I took a full set of images in RGBHSO in 1.4 hours. I was actually surprised at how well it came out for such little time, but as many know, this area of sky is bright.
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
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
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Date: March 9th, 2022
R: 89 x 5 seconds
G: 88 x 5 seconds
B: 84 x 5 seconds
Ha: 49 x 60 seconds
Oiii: 14 x 60 seconds
Sii: 18 x 60 seconds
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 30
Integration Time: ~1.4 hours total
Gain: 139 unity and 75
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, captured using NINA, Processed in PS
