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IC5146 Cocoon Nebula

Category:Deep Sky
Published:
2307
IC5146 Cocoon NebulaIC 5146
Resolution:
4144x2822 px
File size:
8020 KB

Photo description / processing

My first remote session turned out to be quite challenging. I spent a long time preparing for the trip, double-checking all my equipment, updating the software on my old laptop... The latter turned out to be a terrible mistake—PHD2 kept crashing for no reason, the camera kept disconnecting, and I had to restart the INDI server at every hiccup. I managed to solve most of the problems somehow (switched the guide camera to 8-bit and set auto bandwidth), polar-aligned by drift, but unfortunately, Ekos PA didn't have enough performance. Nervous and exhausted, by the end of the night I started capturing the Cocoon Nebula, but forgot to check the focus. I tried to salvage something from the material, even bought a PixInsight license, but of course, no miracle happened.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
TS-Optics RC6
Camera
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope
SVBONY 50/180
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software
KStars, Ekos, Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop
Location
д. Кожино (Владимирская обл, Гороховецкий р-он), Россия

Light pollution

Blue, Bortle 3 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 22 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 100 · -10C, bin 1x1 ·

Total exposure: 1 h 50 m

Comments

yuriyos
Congratulations on the remote imaging result. You just need to adjust the color balance, as the stars are looking pink.
I have a rule from years of experience: never update any software right before heading out for a session.
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