Exposure Details |
Lens |
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 |
Focal Length |
1050mm |
Focal Ratio |
F7 |
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Mount |
Paramount MX+ |
Guiding |
Lodestar X2 Off-Axis Guiding |
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Camera |
Starlight Xpress Trius SX694 |
Exposure |
8 Hrs Total Exposure - 300 second subs L, R, G and B |
Calibration |
30 darks, no flats, 200 bias |
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Date |
November 30th 2016- February 25th of the year 2017 |
Temperature |
TEC set to -15c |
SQM Reading |
Bortle 1 |
Seeing |
Great |
Location |
DSOC Remote Observatory - Fort Davis, TX |
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Software Used |
The SkyX, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD Guiding, Photoshop, |
Notes |
First light image for the setup at the DSOC remote site in Fort Davis. This picture was also selected for a 2018 holiday ad for Sky Watcher USA. |