The cosmic tadpoles and the flaming star, 2025
Floating in space, 2 cosmic tadpoles near to the Flaming Star nebula around 1500 light years away. This is a mosaic of 2 frames from narrowband data I collected in January and February 2025, from my garden using my trusty Takahashi refractor and mount.
Tech Card
Date / Location
January and February 2025, Warwickshire, GMT+0, United Kingdom, Bortle Class 4 ~SGM: 21.26 mag./arc sec2
Equipment
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM PRO
Filters: Astrodon HA 5nm 1.25 inches, Astrodon OIII 3nm 1.25 inches, Astrodon SII 3nm 1.25 inches
Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Correcting Lens: Takahashi Flattener 1.01x (composite focal length at 455mm and focal ratio at f/5.4)
Mount: Takahashi EM-400 Temma 2M guided with a Takahashi GT-40 guide scope and ZWO ASI 120MM mini guide camera
Image Quality
12Bit ADC (FITS)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity
19 x 600s Ha (200G 50B, BIN1, -20C)
24 x 600s OIII (200G 50B, BIN1, -20C)
22 x 600s SII (200G 50B, BIN1, -20C)
Total Integration Time
10 hours and 50 mins
Calibration Frames
16 Darks, 24 Flats
Software
Bisque TheSky Pro
Sharcap Pro
PHD2
PixInsight 1.8
Photoshop
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