North American Nebula – NGC7000 in Ha
North American Mosaic
This is a large mosaic of NGC7000 that was done in a 2×2 framing and then stacked in Astro Pixel Processor to stitch together. This is a project that is building on several nights of data and this is only taken in Hydrogen Alpha filtering. This will eventually become the Green channel in an RGB mosaic part of a larger project. The detail is getting sharper and deeper.
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 290mm-mini
Computer: ASIair PRO
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Bortle: 4
Long & Lat: 45.67N, 118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Ha Filter: 70×300″
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flat: 20
Integration Time: ~5.8 hours total
Gain: 139 (unity)
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Photoshop CC, Astro Pixel Processor, ASIair PRO Planning
