| Exposure Details |
| Lens |
Canon EF 200mm F2.8L USM II |
| Focal Length |
200mm |
| Focal Ratio |
F3.5 |
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| Mount |
Astro Physics 1200GTO CP2 |
| Guiding |
Orion Magnificient Mini Autoguider |
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| Camera |
Hutech Modified Canon 6D |
| Exposure |
19 lights at 300 seconds each - 1.58 hours total exposure |
| Calibration |
35 darks, 70 flats, 100 bias |
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| Date |
May 16th of the year 2015 |
| Temperature |
14 degrees C |
| SQM Reading |
Bortle 1 |
| Seeing |
Great |
| Location |
Prude Ranch - Fort Davis, TX |
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| Software Used |
Backyard EOS, PixInsight, PHD Guiding |
| Notes |
This image was taken during the 2015 Texas Star Party. Unfortunately, this was the only image I was able to capture during the whole week. Weather was not very cooperative and when the sky was clear, it was very dewey. I really wanted more exposure for this image but an hour and a half is all I was able to obtain. I was fighting dew buildup on the lens and trying to maintain focus manually. Not to mention, this was my first decent attempt at astro imaging through a Canon lens. I will revisit this target in the furture for sure. |
