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M57 Ring Nebula - 27 October 2018

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by Ed D, Oct 28, 2018.

M57 Ring Nebula - 27 October 2018

Started by Ed D on Oct 28, 2018 at 6:52 AM

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  1. Ed D

    Ed D Well-Known Member

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    Ed D, Oct 28, 2018
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    Last night I wanted to image the Ring Nebula framed in a wider panorama. I will say that imaging deep sky in a Bortle 9 area isn't without its challenges. It's not like I would be able to get in dark skies with a deep sky camera, but I'm happy with it.

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    M57 Ring Nebula 2018 10-27 JPG.jpg

    Subject: M57 Ring Nebula
    Date: 10/27/2018
    Time: 21:00hr EDT (10/28 01:00 UT)
    Location: Miami, Florida 25.61N 80.42W
    Conditions: 8-9/10 Pickering, Bortle 9 sky
    Instrument: AT72ED with Focal Reducer/Flattener
    Camera: ZWO ASI290MC, IR cut filter
    Focal Ratio: f/4.8
    Capture Size: 1936x1096
    Software: SharpCap, RegiStax 6, Photo Studio

    CAMERA SETTINGS:
    [ZWO ASI290MC]
    Pan=0
    Tilt=0
    Output Format=AVI files (*.avi)
    Binning=2
    Capture Area=1936x1096
    Colour Space=RGB24
    Temperature=30.8
    High Speed Mode=Off
    Turbo USB=100(Auto)
    Flip=None
    Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
    Gain=300
    Exposure=4.999999
    Timestamp Frames=Off
    White Bal (B)=62
    White Bal (R)=51
    Brightness=100
    Gamma=25
    Auto Exp Max Gain=400
    Auto Exp Max Exp=30
    Auto Exp Max Brightness=100
    Mono Bin=Off
    Subtract Dark=None
    Display Brightness=1
    Display Contrast=1
    Display Gamma=1
     
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    Orion25, Oct 29, 2018
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    I'm happy with it, too, Ed. Nice shot! It reminds me of this shot I took through my 127mm Mak a few years ago with the Orion Deep Space Video Camera II:
    ASTRONOMY - RING NEBULA 11-29-14 SM.jpg
    I don't remember the actual camera settings (this was about four years ago) but I was pretty stoked after processing the video in Registax!

    Reggie
     
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    Ed D, Oct 29, 2018
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    Very nice, Reggie! Now that the Winter constellations are coming up it's a good time to try imaging DSOs. I'm still playing around with Gamma, Gain and Exposure settings to try to get richer star fields in my images.

    Ed D
     
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