NGC 7000, IC5070 (North America and Pelican)

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Aug 13th, 2020

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NGC 7000, IC5070 (North America and Pelican)

NGC 6996NGC 7011IC 1363IC 5067NGC 6989NGC 6997NGC 7000NGC 7024NGC 7026NGC 7027NGC 7039NGC 7044NGC 7048IC 1369IC 5068IC 5070IC 5076

Resolution:: 2443x1607 px
File size:: 4908 KB

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Photo description / processing

Camera, lens, filter: qhy168c, Sigma 105mm F1.4 Art, IDAS NB-1 filter. Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-GTi. 120 frames × 60 seconds each, gain 4, offset 30, temperature -15°C. Guiding: SVBONY SV165 30mm f/4 + qhy5III178m. Acquisition with SharpCap, processing with PixInsight and Photoshop. Location: Moscow Region, Lapino-Kamenishchi.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Lens
Camera: QHY168C
Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV165 Guide Scope
Guide Camera: QHY5III178M
Software: SharpCap, Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop

Location: Московская область, поле вблизи д. Лапино, Россия

Light pollution

Green, Bortle 4 zone

Exposure

120 × 60″ · ISO/Gain: 4 · IDAS NB1

Total exposure: 2 h 0 m

Comments

Smirnov Andrey

I didn't quite appreciate it in the preview, but after seeing the original - I'm impressed!
If you could tone down the "star soup" a bit, it would be even better.

Aug 13th, 2020

GrigoriyReply to Smirnov Andrey

Thank you! I shot this at f/1.4. I'll try stopping down the aperture in the future to clean up the star bloat.

Aug 14th, 2020