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Joshua Copen Astrophotography, Grants Pass, OR (2026)

09/01/2026

🪐 Saturn — Captured at 4:17 AM

Some targets just never get old.

Saturn is one of those objects that can make you stop and stare.

This capture was taken at 4:17 AM on August 31, 2026.

Yes… 4:17 in the morning. 😴🔭

While most people were still asleep, I was outside trying to pull every bit of detail I could from this distant world.

I captured 32,367 frames over roughly 9 minutes.

The best frames were then selected and stacked to bring out subtle planetary detail.

The C6 was used at its native 1500mm focal length.

I then pushed it to 3000mm at f/20 using a TeleVue 2× Barlow.

I also used a ZWO ADC to correct atmospheric color dispersion.

That becomes especially important when you're imaging through Earth's atmosphere.

Even a beautiful night can introduce color fringing and blur planetary detail.

🌌 A Little Saturn Perspective

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in our Solar System.

Its rings are made mostly of water ice, with particles ranging from dust-sized grains to much larger chunks.

The dark gap between Saturn's major A and B rings is called the Cassini Division.

It was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in the 1600s.

And here's something crazy:

A day on Saturn lasts only about 10.7 hours.

So that tiny disk you're seeing isn't just a dot in the sky.

It's another planet, spinning incredibly fast, surrounded by an enormous system of icy rings.

And those photons traveled across space before ending their journey in my camera at 4:17 AM.

That's the part of astrophotography that never gets old.

Would you stay outside until 4:17 AM for a view like this?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: Saturn
Date: 8-31-2026
Capture Time: 4:17 AM

Scope/OTA: Celestron C6 SCT Schmidt-Cassegrain
Native Focal Length: 1500 mm • f/10
Imaging Focal Length: 3000 mm • f/20
Barlow: TeleVue 2× Barlow
Insulation: Wrapped

Mount: Vixen Great Polaris GEM Mount
SkyWatcher SynScan EQ5 Pro Go-To Kit Equipped

Camera: ZWO ASI 224MC
ADC: ZWO ADC Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector
Filter: ZWO UV/IR Cut Filter

Exposure: 16.9170 ms
Gain: 356
Camera Sensor Temperature: 18.6°C

Capture Area: 640 × 480
Colour Space: RAW8
Output Format: SER files (*.ser)

Total Frames: 32,367
Framerate: 32.6752 fps
Actual Frame Rate: 59.0951 fps
Capture Duration: 547.711 seconds

White Balance B: 91
White Balance R: 56
Brightness: 36

Processing: Adobe Photoshop • PIPP • AutoStakkert!3 • AstroSurface

Acquisition: SharpCap • Cartes du Ciel • Stellarium • PHD2 • ASCOM • EQMOD • NINA

SharpCap Version: 4.1.11680.0

09/01/2026

👻 There’s a Phantom Hiding in Cassiopeia

Some nebulae are obvious.

Others make you work for them.

This one definitely made me work for it.

This is Sh 2-173, nicknamed the Phantom of the Opera Nebula.

It is a faint emission nebula tucked away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

The name fits surprisingly well.

Dark dust cuts through the glowing hydrogen, creating shapes that almost look like something moving through the darkness.

And this is exactly why I enjoy photographing faint nebulae.

The camera can reveal structures that are incredibly difficult to see with your eyes.

For this image, I combined broadband and narrowband data.

The narrowband data helped pull out the faint emission.

The broadband data helped preserve the surrounding stars and natural color.

I spent nine nights collecting this target.

That added up to 19 hours of integration time.

The final image contains 380 individual light frames.

This is also another target where the C6 SCT really gets to show what it can do.

Its longer focal length gives me a much tighter view than my AT72 EDII.

That extra reach helps bring these smaller, faint structures into view.

The more I photograph objects like this, the more I realize something.

Space isn't empty.

It's filled with incredibly faint clouds, dust, gas, and stars.

We just need enough patience to let them reveal themselves. ✨

When you look at this image, what do you see first?

The glowing nebula, the dark dust, or the incredible number of stars?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: The Phantom of the Opera Nebula — Sh 2-173
Constellation: Cassiopeia

Imaging Dates:
August 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 27, 28 & 29, 2026

Scope / OTA:
Celestron C6 SCT Schmidt-Cassegrain
945mm Focal Length
f/6.3
Celestron 0.63× Corrector-Reducer
Insulation Wrapped

Mount:
Vixen Great Polaris GEM
Sky-Watcher SynScan EQ5 Pro Go-To

Camera:
ZWO ASI 294 MC
DIY Cooling Mod

Guidescope: SVBony SV165
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120MM-Mini

Broadband Data:
180-second exposures
Gain 270
107 Light Frames
50 Dark Frames
99 Flats
99 Dark-Flats

Narrowband Data:
180-second exposures
Gain 340
273 Light Frames
50 Dark Frames
99 Flats
99 Dark-Flats

Camera Sensor: 15.1°C
Capture Area: 4144 × 2822
Colour Space: RGB24
Output: FITS

Total Light Frames: 380
Total Integration: 19 hours

Processing:
Adobe Photoshop
StarNet++
Siril
GraXpert
ASTAP
DeepSkyStacker
AstroWizard

Acquisition:
SharpCap
Cartes du Ciel
Stellarium
PHD2
ASCOM
EQMOD
NINA

08/28/2026

🌕 Two Setups. One Moon. One Incredible Night.

Last night, I had the chance to photograph the August 27–28, 2026 partial lunar eclipse.

But this time, I wanted to capture it in two very different ways.

I used two completely different imaging setups during the eclipse.

The first was my Askar FMA135.

Despite the “135” in its name, this is not a 135mm aperture telescope.

It is a tiny 30mm aperture astrograph with a 135mm focal length.

That wide field let me capture the Moon surrounded by the night sky.

For the closer view, I switched to my Celestron C6 SCT.

With its much longer focal length, I could concentrate on the Moon itself.

That gave me two very different perspectives of the same event.

And that red-orange Moon?

It happens because sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere is filtered toward red wavelengths before reaching the lunar surface. 🌙

At maximum eclipse, about 93% of the Moon entered Earth's umbra.

So while this wasn't a total lunar eclipse, it came remarkably close.

The really cool part is watching the timelapse.

You're seeing Earth's shadow physically sweep across another world.

And for me, that's what makes astrophotography so addictive.

We're not just photographing the Moon.

We're recording an event happening in real time, from our little corner of Earth.

Which view do you prefer — the wide-field Moon in its surroundings, or the close-up detail?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: The Moon — Luna
Date: August 27, 2026

Setup 1 — Wide Field

Scope / OTA: Askar FMA135
30mm Aperture
135mm Focal Length
f/4.5 Triplet APO

Mount: Celestron NexStar SE 6/8
Computerized Alt-Az
Wedge Mounted

Camera: Sony A6300 APS-C Mirrorless

Filter: ZWO UV/IR Cut 1.25"

Exposure: 6 Seconds
ISO: 100
Light Frames: 632
Output: ARW

Setup 2 — Close-Up

Scope / OTA: Celestron C6 SCT
945mm Focal Length
f/6.3
Celestron 0.63× Corrector-Reducer
Insulation Wrapped

Mount: Vixen Great Polaris GEM
Sky-Watcher SynScan EQ5 Pro Go-To

Camera: ZWO ASI 294 MC
DIY Cooling Mod

Filters:
Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut 1.25"
Optolong L-eXtreme 1.25"

Exposure: 15 Seconds
Gain: 175
Output: FITS

Processing:
Adobe Photoshop
Sony Vegas
SharpCap

08/28/2026

🌕 Tonight, the Moon disappeared into Earth's shadow.

I set up the camera and let it run through one of the most interesting lunar events of 2026.

This is my timelapse of the August 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse.

At maximum eclipse, about 96% of the Moon was covered by Earth's darkest shadow.

That is why this eclipse came so close to looking like a total eclipse.

And then came the color.

That reddish-orange glow isn't something being added to the Moon.

It's sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere.

Our atmosphere scatters away much of the blue light.

The remaining red light bends through the atmosphere and reaches the Moon. 🌎🌕

So in a very real sense, the red Moon is showing us Earth's atmosphere.

I captured the entire sequence as a timelapse.

631 individual RAW frames.

Each frame was a 6-second exposure.

Watching the shadow slowly consume the Moon is something you really don't appreciate until you see it sped up.

The Moon is moving.

Earth is rotating.

And the shadow of our planet is sweeping across another world.

That's a pretty incredible thing to watch from our little corner of the Solar System.

Did you get to see the eclipse tonight?

If you missed it, here's what it looked like from my camera. 🌌

==== Imaging Data ====

Target - The Moon - Luna

Date - 8 - 27 - 2026

Scope-OTA - Askar FMA135 30mm
f/4.5 Triplet APO

Mount - Celestron Nexstar SE 6/8 Computerized Alt Az Mount
Wedge Mounted

Camera - Sony A6300 APS-C Mirrorless
ZWO UV/IR Cut (1.25")

Exposure-Time - 6 Seconds
Gain-ISO - 100
Light-Frames - 631

Output Format - ARW files (*.arw)

Software-Processing - Adobe Photoshop - Sony Vegas

08/23/2026

Sometimes the best way to see your progress is to photograph the same kind of target again.

This time, the difference was obvious.

This is the Pacman Nebula, NGC 281, in Cassiopeia.

It sits roughly 9,500 light-years away.

That means the light in this image started its journey before modern civilization looked anything like it does today. 🌌

NGC 281 is an enormous cloud of glowing gas and dust.

It also contains the open star cluster IC 1590.

And buried inside the nebula are several dark Bok globules.

These are dense clouds of gas and dust where new stars can form.

Those dark structures are some of my favorite parts of this image.

They give the nebula depth.

You're not just seeing glowing red gas.

You're seeing clouds of material blocking the light behind them.

This was also a bit of a personal experiment for me.

I have photographed targets like this before using my smaller Astro-Tech AT-72 EDII.

This time I went back to the Celestron C6 SCT.

The difference in resolved detail was immediately noticeable.

The longer focal length and larger aperture gave me a much closer look at the structure inside NGC 281.

But the telescope wasn't the only change.

I also used newer processing methods and a different approach to combining my broadband and narrowband data.

The result was dramatically cleaner and more detailed data than I was getting before.

And that is what makes this hobby so addictive.

You don't just capture an object.

You learn something.

You change your methods.

You try again.

Then one night, you look at the result and realize:

Yep. I'm getting better.

This image represents 22 hours and 36 minutes of work across six nights.

452 individual frames.

Each light frame was three minutes long.

That's a lot of time spent staring at one tiny patch of sky.

But when the details finally emerge, it feels worth every minute.

What do you think stands out most in this image?

The glowing gas, the dark dust, or the tiny stars scattered throughout it? ✨

==== Imaging Data ====

Target - Pacman Nebula - NGC 281

Date - 8 - 9 - 2026 - 8 - 10 - 2026 - 8 - 11 - 2026 - 8 - 12 - 2026 - 8 - 13 - 2026 - 8 - 21 - 2026

Scope-OTA - Celestron C6 SCT Schmidt Cassegrain
945 mm FL F6.3
Celestron 0.63x Corrector-Reducer
Insulation Wrapped

Mount - Vixen Great Polaris GEM Mount
Skywatcher Synscan EQ5 Pro Go To Kit Equipped

Camera - ZWO ASI 294 MC with DIY Cooling Mod
Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut (1.25")
Optolong L-eXtreme Dual Bandpass Light Pollution Reduction Imaging Filter (1.25")

Guidescope - SVBony SV165
Guidecamera - ZWO ASI 120 MM-Mini

Broadband Data

Exposure-Time - 180 Seconds
Gain-ISO - 270
Light-Frames - 352
Dark-Frames - 50
Flat-Frames - 99
Dark-Flat-Frames - 99

Narrowband Data

Exposure-Time - 180 Seconds
Gain-ISO - 340
Light-Frames - 100
Dark-Frames - 50
Flat-Frames - 99
Dark-Flat-Frames - 99

Camera Sensor Temp - 15.1 C
Capture Area - 4144x2822
Colour Space - RGB24
Output Format - FITS files (*.fits)

Total Frames - 452
Integration-Time - Hours 22 - Minutes 36 - Seconds 0

Software-Processing - Adobe Photoshop - Starnet ++ - Siril - GraXpert - ASTAP - Deepskystacker - AstroWizard

Software-Acquisition - SharpCap - Cartes Du Ciel - Stellarium - PHD2 - ASCOM - EQMOD - NINA

08/21/2026

When I look at this image, I’m not just looking at another galaxy.

I’m looking at light that has been traveling for roughly 2.5 million years to reach my camera.

This is the Andromeda Galaxy, M31.

It is the nearest major galaxy to our Milky Way.

And it is enormous.

Andromeda is the largest member of our Local Group of galaxies.

It may contain around one trillion stars. ✨

Some of the smaller galaxies around it are actually companions of Andromeda.

You can even spot two of them in this image.

That puts the scale of this picture into perspective.

Every tiny point of light isn't necessarily a star in Andromeda.

Many are stars in our own Milky Way.

Others are distant objects far beyond it.

So this single image is looking through multiple layers of the universe.

I spent four nights collecting this data.

346 individual exposures.

Each exposure was three minutes long.

That added up to 17 hours and 18 minutes of integration.

And honestly, the biggest thing I noticed wasn't simply getting more detail.

It was seeing how much cleaner this year's data is compared with last year's attempt.

That's one of the things I love about astrophotography.

You can come back to the same target years later and actually see yourself improving.

Same universe.

Same galaxy.

Better data.

Better processing.

Better image.

And somewhere in all those photons is a journey that started millions of years ago.

What would you want to photograph if you could capture light that old? 🌌

==== Imaging Data ====

Target - Andromeda Galaxy - M 31

Date - 8 - 15 - 2026 - 8 - 17 - 2026 - 8 - 18 - 2026 - 8 - 19 - 2026

Scope-OTA - Astro-Tech AT-72 EDII Refractor F/4.8
344 mm FL
Astro-Tech 0.8× Reducer / Field Flattener

Mount - Vixen Great Polaris GEM Mount
Skywatcher Synscan EQ5 Pro Go To Kit Equipped

Camera - ZWO ASI 294 MC with DIY Cooling Mod
Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut (1.25")

Guidescope - SVBony SV165
Guidecamera - ZWO ASI 120 MM-Mini

Broadband Data

Exposure-Time - 180 Seconds
Gain-ISO - 150
Light-Frames - 346
Dark-Frames - 50
Flat-Frames - 0
Dark-Flat-Frames - 0

Camera Sensor Temp - 19.0 C
Capture Area - 4144x2822
Colour Space - RGB24
Output Format - FITS files (*.fits)

Total Frames - 346
Integration-Time - Hours 17 - Minutes 18 - Seconds 0

Software-Processing - Adobe Photoshop - Starnet ++ - Siril - GraXpert - ASTAP - Deepskystacker - AstroWizard

Software-Acquisition - SharpCap - Cartes Du Ciel - Stellarium - PHD2 - ASCOM - EQMOD - NINA

08/08/2026

🪐 The Dumbbell Nebula — M27

Some deep-sky objects look completely different once you give them enough time.

This is an updated version of my earlier M27 capture.

I had said I would come back and update this one later.

So here it is. 🔭

This version includes additional Narrowband data that was not part of the original processing.

I also reprocessed the image using the SHO palette.

That brings out a very different look in the nebula.

Instead of only emphasizing the natural cyan and pink tones, SHO processing separates the emission into different channels.

That helps reveal subtle structure and contrast within the gas.

🌌 What's Actually Happening Here?

M27 is a planetary nebula about 1,360 light-years away in Vulpecula.

Despite the name, it has nothing to do with planets.

It formed when a dying Sun-like star expelled its outer layers into space.

What's left behind is a hot white dwarf illuminating that expanding shell of gas.

M27 was also the first planetary nebula ever discovered.

Charles Messier recorded it in 1764 while searching for objects that could be mistaken for comets.

So this image shows the remains of a star's final chapter.

Those photons traveled roughly 1,360 years before reaching my camera.

That's what makes astrophotography so fascinating.

We're not just taking pictures.

We're collecting ancient light and turning it into something we can see.

Which version do you prefer — the original natural-color processing or this SHO version?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: Dumbbell Nebula — M 27
Dates: 8/6/2026, 8/7/2026, 8/8/2026, 8/30/2026

Scope / OTA:
Celestron C6 SCT Schmidt Cassegrain
945 mm focal length
f/6.3
Celestron 0.63× Corrector-Reducer
Insulation wrapped

Mount:
Vixen Great Polaris GEM Mount
SkyWatcher SynScan EQ5 Pro Go-To Kit Equipped

Camera:
ZWO ASI294MC with DIY Cooling Mod
Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut 1.25"
Optolong L-eXtreme Dual Bandpass LPR Imaging Filter 1.25"

Guiding:
SVBony SV165 Guidescope
ZWO ASI120MM-Mini Guide Camera

Broadband:
180 seconds
Gain 270
198 Light Frames
50 Dark Frames
99 Flat Frames
99 Dark-Flat Frames

Narrowband:
180 seconds
Gain 340
81 Light Frames
50 Dark Frames
99 Flat Frames
99 Dark-Flat Frames

Camera Sensor Temperature: 19.0°C
Capture Area: 4144 × 2822
Colour Space: RGB24
Output: FITS

Total Light Frames: 279
Total Integration: 13h 57m

Processing:
Adobe Photoshop
StarNet++
Siril
GraXpert
ASTAP
DeepSkyStacker
AstroWizard

Acquisition:
SharpCap
Cartes du Ciel
Stellarium
PHD2
ASCOM
EQMOD
NINA

08/05/2026

A dark cloud, a sea of glowing hydrogen, and millions of years of stellar evolution in one frame.

This is the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A), a towering pillar of cold gas and dust stretching into the glowing H II region of IC 1396, about 2,400 light-years from Earth. The intense radiation from nearby young, massive stars is slowly sculpting this cosmic pillar while also triggering the birth of new stars hidden deep inside. 🐘✨

This image was built over four nights using a mix of broadband and narrowband data through my Celestron C6 Schmidt-Cassegrain. Riding beneath it all is my 1991 Japanese-made Vixen Great Polaris mount, proving that precision engineering never goes out of style. More than three decades after it left the factory, it's still tracking the stars with remarkable accuracy.

Fun fact: The Elephant's Trunk is a dark globule—a dense cloud of gas and dust containing enough raw material to create future generations of stars.

If you could visit one nebula in person, which one would it be?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A)

Date(s): July 8–9 & August 3–4, 2026

Scope-OTA: Celestron C6 Schmidt-Cassegrain • 945 mm FL • f/6.3 • Celestron 0.63× Corrector/Reducer • Insulation Wrapped

Mount: Vixen Great Polaris German Equatorial Mount (Japanese-made, circa 1991) equipped with Sky-Watcher SynScan EQ5 Pro GoTo kit

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC (DIY cooled) + Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut Filter + Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-Band Filter

Guide Scope: SVBony SV165

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Broadband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 270
Light Frames: 60
Dark Frames: 50
Flats: 99
Dark Flats: 99
Narrowband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 340
Light Frames: 195
Dark Frames: 100
Flats: 99
Dark Flats: 99

Camera Sensor Temperature: 16.9°C

Capture Area: 4144 × 2822

Color Space: RGB24

Output Format: FITS

Total Frames: 255

Total Integration Time: 12 hours, 45 minutes

Processing Software: Adobe Photoshop • StarNet++ • Siril • GraXpert • ASTAP • DeepSkyStacker

Acquisition Software: SharpCap • Cartes du Ciel • Stellarium • PHD2 • ASCOM • EQMOD • N.I.N.A.

08/03/2026

Sometimes the brightest stars hide the darkest secrets.

Centered on brilliant Sadr, this view of the Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318) reveals glowing hydrogen clouds divided by towering lanes of dark interstellar dust. Those dark ribbons aren't empty—they're dense clouds of gas and dust where future generations of stars may eventually form. ✨

One of my favorite parts of this image is the mix of old and new technology. The light was collected with a modern cooled astronomy camera, riding on a 1991 Japanese-made Vixen Great Polaris mount, while the Astro-Tech AT72 EDII captured this enormous region over several nights. It's amazing what a well-built mount can still do more than three decades later.

Fun fact: The bright star Sadr marks the heart of the constellation Cygnus, the Swan, and sits in front of one of the richest star fields in the entire Milky Way.

What's your favorite region of the summer Milky Way?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: Sadr Region (IC 1318) – Gamma Cygni Nebula

Date(s): July 14–17 & August 1–3, 2026

Scope-OTA: Astro-Tech AT-72 EDII Refractor • f/4.8 • 344 mm FL • Astro-Tech 0.8× Reducer / Field Flattener

Mount: Vixen Great Polaris German Equatorial Mount (Japanese-made, circa 1991) equipped with Sky-Watcher SynScan EQ5 Pro GoTo kit

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC (DIY cooled) + Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut Filter + Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-Band Filter

Guide Scope: SVBony SV165

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Broadband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 150
Light Frames: 179
Dark Frames: 50
Flats: 0
Dark Flats: 0
Narrowband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 250
Light Frames: 135
Dark Frames: 100
Flats: 0
Dark Flats: 0

Camera Sensor Temperature: 14.1°C

Capture Area: 4144 × 2822

Color Space: RGB24

Output Format: FITS

Total Frames: 314

Total Integration Time: 15 hours, 7 minutes

Processing Software: Adobe Photoshop • StarNet++ • Siril • GraXpert • ASTAP • DeepSkyStacker

Acquisition Software: SharpCap • Cartes du Ciel • Stellarium • PHD2 • ASCOM • EQMOD • N.I.N.A.

08/02/2026

What started as a challenge to capture the Flying Bat Nebula became something much bigger.

Over 57 hours and 48 minutes of exposure, this image slowly revealed one of the faintest regions in the summer sky. The brilliant red arc is the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129), while tucked into the glowing gas is the incredibly elusive Squid Nebula (Ou4). 🦑✨

From my backyard, collecting enough light for this target meant returning night after night for two weeks. Patience was the real filter.

Fun fact: Although Ou4 looks enormous in the sky, astronomers still debate its true nature. It may be an extremely large bipolar outflow associated with the bright star system HR 8119, but its exact origin has not yet been confirmed.

What faint object would you spend nearly 58 hours chasing?

==== Imaging Data ====

Target: Squid Nebula (Ou4) & Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129)

Date(s): Date - 7 - 17 - 2026 - 7 - 18 - 2026 - 7 - 19 - 2026 - 7 - 22 - 2026 - 7 - 23 - 2026 - 7 - 24 - 2026 - 7 - 25 - 2026 - 7 - 26 - 2026 - 7 - 27 - 2026 - 7 - 28 - 2026 - 7 - 29 - 2026 - 7 - 30 - 2026 - 7 - 31 - 2026 - 8 - 1 - 2026

Scope-OTA: Astro-Tech AT-72 EDII Refractor • f/4.8 • 344 mm FL • Astro-Tech 0.8× Reducer / Field Flattener

Mount: Vixen Great Polaris German Equatorial Mount (Japanese-made, circa 1991) equipped with Sky-Watcher SynScan EQ5 Pro GoTo kit

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC (DIY cooled) + Baader CMOS-Optimized UV/IR Cut Filter + Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-Band Filter

Guide Scope: SVBony SV165

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Broadband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 150
Light Frames: 179
Dark Frames: 50
Flats: 0
Dark Flats: 0
Narrowband Data
Exposure: 180 seconds
Gain: 250
Light Frames: 978
Dark Frames: 100
Flats: 0
Dark Flats: 0

Camera Sensor Temperature: 19.7°C

Capture Area: 4144 × 2822

Color Space: RGB24

Output Format: FITS

Total Frames: 1,157

Total Integration Time: 57 hours, 48 minutes

Processing Software: Adobe Photoshop • StarNet++ • Siril • GraXpert • ASTAP • DeepSkyStacker

Acquisition Software: SharpCap • Cartes du Ciel • Stellarium • PHD2 • ASCOM • EQMOD • N.I.N.A.

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