IC5146 Cocoon Nebula
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
I have a rule from years of experience: never update any software right before heading out for a session.
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