Nebulas, IC5067 nebulas index
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14.9.2008

Target: IC5067, emission nebula
This is a part of the Pelican Nebula.
Narrowband image (H-alpha)
Date: 14.9.2008
Time: 01:32 .. 01:50 [UTC]
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Conditions: T +9°C, RH 80%
Telescope: Newton 150mm, f5 (GSO) Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro with SynScan Controller
Camera: Art-429 (beta). Mode 1x1.
TEC set to -15K delta-T.
Filters: Astronomik Profi H-alpha CCD 000418
Exposure: 16min (2min subs)
Guided with 70/500mm achromatic refractor, modified webcam (SC2) and PHD Guiding v1.9
Processing:
Images:


Notes: This target requires longer exposure time, but a tree started blocking the view.
This is from my second session with an autoguiding setup. It is getting better; did not have to reject any of the
9 sub-exposures taken, for guiding reasons -- one was rejected because of a satellite trace.
email: tomi.virtanen@yahoo.de Copyright © 2008 Tomi Virtanen