NGC7000
The North America Nebula
Target:
NGC 7000, The North America Nebula
Imaging Date: August 01-21, 2020
Location: DFW, TX
Light Pollution: Bortle 9
Acquisition Equipment Used:
William Optics SpaceCat 51 APO
Explore Scientific iEXOS-100 Mount
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Chroma 3nm Narrowband Filters
ZWO ASI120MM-S
William Optic UniGuide Guide Scope
ZWO ASIAIR Pro
Apple iPad Pro
Images Taken:
SII: 216 x 600 Second Frames
SII: 18 x 1800 Second Frames
Ha: 136 x 600 Second Frames
Ha: 14 x 1800 Second Frames
OIII: 145 x 600 Second Frames
OIII: 15 x 1800 Second Frames
Dark: 48 x 600 Second Frames
Dark: 18 x 1800 Second Frames
Flat SII: 300 Frames
Flat Ha: 300 Frames
Flat OIII: 300 Frames
Bias: 300 Frames
Total Light Frame Integration: 106.33 Hours
Processing Software Used:
PixInsight for Staking all Frames and Stretching Master Image
Topaz Labs AI Suite for Post Processing
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Last summer I was given the opportunity to use the ZWO 1600mm Pro, a 4/3 monochrome camera, and a full set of Chroma filters, and I have to say, I’m completely and totally hooked. I was able to image a few targets with the camera and filters, but I wanted to push my limits with at least one target. Previously I'd done projects with 11 and 18 hour integration times, but I really wanted to lock onto something and get as much data as I could before I had to send them back. My total imaging time was 121 hours, but thanks to Elon, and the random cloud, I ended up with 106.3 hours of total integration. Also, a good portion of this was imaged during a super bright moon we had in August 2020, but the Chroma 3nm narrowband filters just don’t care.