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Butterfly IC 1318

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Category:Deep Sky
Published:
2091
Butterfly IC 1318
Resolution:
3008x3004 px
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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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