IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula

    Exposure Details
    Lens Astro Tech AT65EDQ w/80mm 2" extension tube for focus
    Focal Length 420mm
    Focal Ratio F6.5
     
    Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma2M
    Guiding Orion Magnificient Mini Autoguider
     
    Camera Canon 1000D Rebel XS w/ Full Spectrum Modification
    Exposure 107 lights at 300 seconds each - 8.91 total hours
    Calibration 30 darks, no flats, no bias
     
    Date October 2nd, 3rd and 4th of the year 2013
    Temperature It was a bit chilly=)
    SQM Reading Bortle 1
    Seeing Great
    Location Kenton, OK
     
    Software Used Backyard EOS, Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, PHD Guiding
    Notes This image was taken from the dark skies of Kenton, OK during the 2013 Okie-Tex star party. Data for this image was collected over a consecutive 3 days. This was my first extremely faint object to image. Not only was that a challenge, I did not have goto running so I star hopped it to frame the whole time. Running back and forth to check focus ect..ect...That was a major accomplishment to my goals. Goto is very handy, but I don't like it. Sometimes it can take the fun away. I will eventually redo this image but I am happy with receiving these results only 6 months after taking my first astrophoto.

     


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