Orion Nebula, early 2022
This is Orion Nebula with less an hour of data I captured in two early March nights in 2022. Lightly processed using Photoshop & PixInsight with minimal noise reduction. Hopefully more data will be added next year (2023) from a Bortle Class 2 site.
Tech Card
Date / Location
27th February, 4th & 6th March 2022, Warwickshire, GMT+0, United Kingdom, Bortle Class 4 ~SGM: 21.26 mag./arc sec2
Equipment
Camera: Nikon D810A
Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Correcting Lens: Takahashi Flattener 1.01x (composite focal length at 455mm and focal ratio at f/5.4)
Mount: iOptron CEM25EC guided with Lacerta MGEN-II Superguider
Image Quality
14 bit RAW (NEF)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity
ISO 800, 14 x 75" subs
ISO 2000, 5 x 120" subs
ISO 1250, 5 x 180" subs
ISO 1600, 1 x 180" subs
Total Integration Time
41.5 mins
Calibration Frames
16 Darks, 48 Bias, 24 Flats
Software
PixInsight 1.8
Lightroom
Photoshop
DEEP SKY
STARSCAPE
SOLAR SYSTEM
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