Treasures of Cygnus in true colors

 Posted: Oct 7th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: SVbony SV535 105mm f/2.8 APO
Camera: Canon M200
Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Software: Siril, StarNet++
Exposure:
240 x 30" ISO/Gain: 800
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Novocheboksarsk, Russia
 Oct 4th, 2026
2 h 0 m
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Resolution: 5979x3870 px
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Treasures of Cygnus: "North America", "Pelican" near Deneb and "Butterfly" near Sadr in natural colors (without narrowband filters)

I'll share the first result from my mobile setup based on the Svbony SV535 astrograph (F=105mm, 1/2.8), which I managed to pair with a budget mirrorless Canon M200 (APS-C, 24MP, not modified yet), on an SW Star Adventurer mount. Over the weekend from October 4 to 5, 2026, I managed to take it to the dacha (Pushchino, Mariinsko-Posadsky district, Chuvashia. MPC:M12) and grab 2 hours of moonless sky, though at a temperature close to 0. I set the polar alignment with a 30F4+SV905C guide scope in SharpCap, but I didn't use autoguiding yet. As a result - 0 rejects due to tracking, not counting frames with satellites!
I shot with the stock intervalometer in series of 10 frames with 30 sec exposure, ISO800. 240 frames of 30 sec were stacked and processed in Siril+StarNet++.
For such a simple setup without any filters with an unmodified budget mirrorless camera, the result of this test on a Bortle 4-5 sky pleased me. I can imagine what could be shot with it under a truly dark sky!

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