Cygnus X-1 and Sh2-101
Photo description / processing
The image shows a jet from the black hole Cygnus X-1.
22:30-01:30, temperature +18°C. A 3-hour window, with the Sun at a depth of -15 degrees.
Offset 10, -10°C. 50 darks, 50 flats, 50 dark flats. No Photoshop, just stacking, brightness, and white balance. Tracking adjustments for each frame. Yellow zone of light pollution, 14 km from the city of Kazan (population over one million). Total integration time: 2 hours 24 minutes.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- TS-Optics 152/450
- Camera
- ZWO ASI533MC
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ6 (belt-modified, all-German bearings)
- Guide Scope
- TS-Optics 8x50 Finder Scope
- Guide Camera
- QHY5L-II-M
- Accessories
- Starizona 0.75x Reducer, Optolong L-eXtreme
- Software
- PHD2, Astro Photography Tool
- Location
- Казань, Россия
Light pollution
Orange, Bortle 6 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 36 × 240″ · ISO/Gain: 105 · L-extreme ·
Total exposure: 2 h 24 m









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