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Kronberger 24, Kn 24

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Kronberger 24, Kn 24
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2115x1795 px
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Photo description / processing

Kronberger 24, Kn 24 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. Kronberger 24 was discovered by Matthias Kronberger and the Deep Sky Hunters group in 2010 through a detailed review of sky survey plates followed up by confirmation images. A confirmation image in Ha was taken at Kitt Peak National Observatory. This planetary is a very faint with apparent size 190"x190". This image taken over several nights in October 2019. R-channel - 16 x 300 sec. bin 1x1; G-channel - 16 x 300 sec. bin 1x1; B-channel - 16 x 300 sec. bin 1x1; Ha- 27 x 1200 sec., 10 x 1500 sec. bin 2x2; OIII- 36 x 1500 sec. bin 2x2. Total integration time - 32:10 hours.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Celestron CPC 800 GPS XLT
Camera
Starlight Xpress Trius SX-694
Mount
Equatorial Wedge
Guide Scope
Celestron CPC 800, OAG
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI120MM
Accessories
Starizona 0.75x Reducer, Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen. 2 Filter Set, Astrodon 5nm H-alpha Filter, Astrodon 3nm OIII Filter
Software
MaxIm DL, PHD2, Pixinsight, StarTools, Adobe Photoshop, Zoner Photo Studio 14
Location
Chervonograd, Ukraine

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Exposure

  • 16 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon R
  • 16 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon G
  • 16 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon B
  • 36 × 1500″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon OIII 3nm
  • 27 × 1200″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon Ha 5nm
  • 10 × 1500″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon Ha 5nm

Total exposure: 32 h 10 m

Comments

Dmytre
How do you manage to guide with a 1500mm focal length (2000 x 0.75) using a 250mm guide scope? And with such long exposures too.
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Boris_US5WUReply to Dmytre
I don't have any major issues. I start by taking exposures that aren't too long, and after about an hour and a half, when everything has "settled down," I switch to longer exposures. That's basically how I captured almost all of my works. By the way, I shot this one and another (which I'll show later) with an off-axis guider.
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DmytreReply to Boris_US5WU
Ah, then it's guided through the same 1.5m.
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