Exposure Details |
Lens |
Sky-Watcher Esprit 80 |
Focal Length |
400mm |
Focal Ratio |
F5 |
|
Mount |
Paramount MX+ |
Guiding |
Lodestar X2 Off-Axis Guiding |
|
Camera |
Starlight Xpress Trius SX694 |
Exposure |
10 Hrs Total Exposure - 600 second subs Ha and OIII |
Calibration |
30 darks, no flats, 200 bias |
|
Date |
May 20th - June 28th of the year 2017 |
Temperature |
TEC set to -15c |
SQM Reading |
Bortle 1 |
Seeing |
Great |
Location |
DSOC Remote Observatory - Fort Davis, TX |
|
Software Used |
The SkyX, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD Guiding, Photoshop, |
Notes |
First light image for the Esprit 80 setup at the DSOC remote site in Fort Davis. This image was selected for a run of Sky Watcher USA ads featuring a sale that was runniung for the Esprit line of telescopes. See the ad below. The ad was available in several publishings. |