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The reflection nebula "Iris" (NGC 7023) and the dark dust clouds enveloping it in the constellation Cepheus.

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The reflection nebula "Iris" (NGC 7023) and the dark dust clouds enveloping it in the constellation Cepheus.NGC 7023
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5000x3339 px
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Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P
Camera
Nikon D3300a
Mount
HEQ5 Pro Belt
Guide Scope
Datison 60/250
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI 120MM mini
Accessories
2" МPCC Mark IIIZWO AsiAir-miniZWO EAF
Software
Electra Stacking, Siril, GraXpert, Photoshop 2020
Location
Сочи, Харциз Второй, Россия

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 148 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 800 · SvBony SLC 2"

Total exposure: 12 h 20 m

Comments

poppy8micro
Very cool! Do you shoot darks on the same night? How do you match the temperature of the darks to the lights? With flats it's easier since they're quick to shoot. Or is the temperature difference of calibration frames not that critical? I never quite mastered it on my 600D.
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Pavel GorlovReply to poppy8micro
Thank you from the bottom of my heart)))
The thing is, I don’t know the sensor temperature at which the lights were taken. My Nikon DSLR doesn’t have a sensor temperature meter on the matrix. And I shoot darks at an approximate temperature by simply putting the camera in the fridge) But the temperature of the darks is very important! Differences should be no more than +/- a couple of degrees, and ideally even more precise.
As for a cooled astro camera, I can only dream of one.
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