Butterfly IC 1318
Photo description / processing
23:30–1:00, temperature +20°C. Captured during a very thin Moon. Only a 1.5-hour window when the Sun was at -13 degrees below the horizon and there were no clouds. Cooling at -10°C. 50 darks, 50 flats, 50 dark flats. No Photoshop, just stacking, brightness, and white balance. Tracking adjustments for each frame.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- TS-Optics 152/450
- Camera
- ZWO ASI533MC
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ6 (belt-modified, all-German bearings)
- Guide Scope
- Sky-Watcher 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
- 21 × 240″ · ISO/Gain: 105 · L-extreme ·
Total exposure: 1 h 24 m









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