NGC1501 - "Oyster Nebula"

[JokubasJar]

One of my favorite nebulas ever. Pretty happy with the detail. Around 20 mins of data, Bortle 2-3

• SW 10" Dob f/4.7
• Asterion Ecliptica Light EQ-platform
• ZWO ASI462-MC, ir/uv cut

[windjammer]

That tracking platform has really done its job! How long are the exposures ?

Simon

[Sunshine]

Interesting, I have never seen this one, great work!

[peter shah]

lovely job

[JokubasJar]

On 18/08/2023 at 02:46, windjammer said:

That tracking platform has really done its job! How long are the exposures ?

Simon

Around 300ms if I remember correctly. It’s a pretty cheap mass produced platform, and my FOV is really tight with the 462mc (I mainly do planetary). I reckon with a dslr or a big sensor astrocam, and a coma corrector, you could get some decent exposure time. Still, if anything, the platform makes my life a lot easier.

Edited August 21, 2023 by JokubasJar