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New V1405 Cas during its outburst

alesterre
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Category:Deep Sky
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New V1405 Cas during its outburstNGC 7635NGC 7654
Resolution:
3054x2036 px
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Photo description / processing

The imaging was done over several nights from May 11th to 15th. I tried to capture hydrogen and oxygen data for about half the night each, alternating between them, but it wasn't always possible due to clouds. During the outburst, the star's brightness remained around magnitude 5.2-6, gradually fading (the change in brightness isn't very clear in my single frames or daily stacks; I would need to very carefully normalize the background brightness between frames. If I manage that, I might make an animation). Due to the relatively small aperture and sensor size, the bright stars are heavily bloated even with narrowband filters. This is especially noticeable against the faint stars, which were further reduced after some sharpening and noise reduction in Topaz Denoise AI.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
TS-Optics Photoline 60mm f/6 FPL53
Camera
QHY5III178M Cool
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope
SVBONY 60/240
Guide Camera
QHY QHY5L-II-C
Accessories
TS-Optics Photoline 2-inch 0.79x Reducer, Baader 7nm H-alpha Filter 1.25-inch, Astronomik OIII 6nm Filter 1.25-inch
Software
Astro Pixel Processor, GIMP, Topaz DeNoise AI, Adobe Lightroom
Location
Старые Кены, Россия

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 56 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 10 · H-alpha ·
  • 36 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 10 · OIII ·

Total exposure: 15 h 20 m

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