The North American & Pelican Nebula
The North American & Pelican Nebula
This is the first clear night, long exposure shot framed with both the north american nebula and the pelican nebula next to each other and then processed in the hubble color palette. It was stacked and registered with astro pixel processor and the first time using it along with 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: 10×420″
Oiii Filter: 10×420″
Sii Filter: 10×420″
Light Filter: none
Calibration Bias: 40
Calibration Dark: 7×420″
Calibration Flat: 20
Integration Time: ~4.3 hours total
Gain: 139 (unity)
Cooling: -20
Processing Software: Photoshop CC, Astro Pixel Processor, ASIair PRO AutoRun