Mizar and Alcor

Posted: Mar 29th, 2025

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750

Camera: Canon 200 Da

Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO

Software: APT, SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

Accessories: Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov mask

Exposure:

1 x 20" ISO/Gain: 16000

Chelyabinsk, Russia

Mar 27th, 2025

MIZAR AND ALCOR

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera: Canon 200 Da
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Software: APT, SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
Accessories: Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov mask

Chelyabinsk, Russia

Exposure:
1 x 20" ISO/Gain: 16000

Mizar (ζ UMa) and Alcor (80 UMa)
 
 Equipment:
 Camera Canon EOS 200 Da.
 Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5
 Mount HEQ-5 Pro
 Polar alignment camera iOptron iPolar
 Coma corrector Baader MPCC Mark III
 Bahtinov mask
 
 Imaging software:
 Astrophotography Tool 
 SharpCap (polar alignment)
 EQ-Mode
 ASCOM 
 Cartes Du Ciel
 
 Imaging from 27.03.2025, Kremenkoul area
 Red zone light pollution. Bortle class 7
 Atmospheric haze
 ISO 1600
 
 Total integrated exposure Σ=0h0'20"
 
 Post-processing software:
 DeepSkyStacker
 FitsWork
 FITStacker 
 Lightroom 
 StraNet2GUI 
 Photoshop 
 Topaz Denoise AI

Original size: https://deepskyhosting.com/yJldjgs
Author: googolplexplex

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Mizar (ζ UMa) and Alcor (80 UMa)

Equipment:
Camera Canon EOS 200 Da.
Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5
Mount HEQ-5 Pro
Polar alignment camera iOptron iPolar
Coma corrector Baader MPCC Mark III
Bahtinov mask

Imaging software:
Astrophotography Tool
SharpCap (polar alignment)
EQ-Mode
ASCOM
Cartes Du Ciel

Imaging from 27.03.2025, Kremenkoul area
Red zone light pollution. Bortle class 7
Atmospheric haze
ISO 1600

Total integrated exposure Σ=0h0'20"

Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker
FitsWork
FITStacker
Lightroom
StraNet2GUI
Photoshop
Topaz Denoise AI

Resolution: 3824x3728 px

Scale: 948 KB