IC 342 - The Hidden Galaxy

Posted: Sep 9th, 2024

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NGC

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000

Camera: Player One Poseidon-C

Mount: SW AZ-EQ6 GT

Guide Scope: Player One FHD-OAG Max

Guide Camera: Player One Ceres-M

Software: NINA, DSS, GraXpert, AstroSharp, PixInsight 1.8

Accessories: Sharpstar 0.95x, Player One Phoenix Wheel 5x2"

Exposure:

360 x 300" ISO/Gain: 126 - Player One UV/IR cut 2"

Blue, Bortle 3 zone:

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Sep 6th, 2024

30 h 0 m

1082

Resolution: 3525x2817 px

Scale: 15643 KB

Dmitry Pichugin

Crop
Shot over several nights, on average 5 hours each, from September 2 to 8.
About 3 hours went to waste, mainly due to haze and unstable atmospheric conditions.
For the first time, I've captured so much! The galaxy is quite interesting, I think it was worth it :)

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Anton Gromov

Definitely worth it!)

10 Sep, 2024 Reply

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