The Cave Nebula: Bortle 8, OSC

[Lee_P]

This was a toughie. A bit crazy to attempt it from Bortle 8 with an OSC camera, but I like proving that these things are at least possible! Full details on my website, and capture details below. 

 

 

* Nov - Dec 2021
* Bristol, UK (Bortle 8 )
* Telescope: Askar FRA400 f/5.6 Quintuplet APO Astrograph
* Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO
* Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme
* Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G
* Guide: William Optics 32mm; ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
* Control: ASIAIR Plus, ZWO EAF
* Software: PixInsight, Lightroom, Topaz DeNoise AI
* 540 x 120 seconds
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Total integration time: 18 hours
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By Lee Pullen

Edited December 7, 2021 by Lee_P

[bottletopburly]

Excellent image 👍

[simmo39]

Just got my ASI 2600 and filter to try on my askar fra400. Just hope I can get as good results as this.