Clear nights have been few and far between. Thought I was going to get some time out Sunday night, but clouds moved in early so I packed it up early. Wednesday night we had a nice clear sky, the humidity and temperature were mild. Uncovered the scope to try to get a few hours of light from NGC 6888.
| Primary (Imaging) | Secondary (Guiding) |
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| Scope: SVBONY SV555 Astrophotography Telescope, 54mm f/4.5 (243mm Focal Length) Reducer/Flattener: None Filter: ZWO Duo Band 2″ Filter Camera: ZWO ASI294 MC Pro, Cooled to 0 C Focuser: ZWO EAF Mount: Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro |
Scope: SVBONY SV165 Guide Scope – 30mm, F/4 (120mm Focal length) Camera: Orion Star Shooter Autoguider (OSSAG) |
| Telescope Control, Image Acquisition, and Image Processing Software | |
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Power: SVBONY SV241 Pro Power Management Box Equipment Control and Imaging Software: NINA/PHD2/ASCOM on a Mini-PC Processing Software: PixInsight |
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NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is approximately 5000 light years from Earth. This is 80 x 180 second exposures at 121 gain, 30 offset, and bin 1×1 using the ZWO Duo Band Filter.
I can find where the Soap Bubble nebula is suppose to be but I am unable to resolve it. Need some more time and definitely need some better calibration frames (I have good darks, but need some flats).
