IC 1396 (Broadband), Exmoor, 2020

IC 1396

IC 1396 image for the year 2020, from a trip to Exmoor using a Nikon D810a on a FSQ-85ED.

Tech Card

Date / Location

17th September 2020, Brayford, North Devon near Exmoor, GMT+0, United Kingdom, TEMP: 16C, Bortle Class 3 ~SGM: 21.73 mag./arc sec2

Equipment

Camera: Nikon D810A

Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED

Correcting Lens: Takahashi Reducer-QE 0.73x (composite focal length at 328mm and focal ratio at f/3.8)

Mount: iOptron CEM25EC

Image Quality

14 bit RAW (NEF)

Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity

ISO 3200, 14 x 180" subs

Total Integration Time

42mins

Calibration Frames

25 Darks, 50 Bias, 25 Flats

Software

PixInsight 1.8.5 Core

Lightroom

Photoshop

DEEP SKY

Deep Sky photographs

STARSCAPE

Starscape photographs

SOLAR SYSTEM

Solar system photographs

EVENTS

Various astronomical events photographs