The Flaming Star Nebula: OSC, Bortle 8

[Lee_P]

The weather's been awful lately, so it's taken a long time to produce this image! It's The Flaming Star Nebula, taken using a 2600MC-Pro OSC camera. I image from the centre of a city, so long integration times are a must! This pic is 15 hours of RGB data (Optolong L-Quad Enhance) and 15 hours of Ha/OIII (Optolong L-Ultimate.  More info can be found on my website.

 

* 18 January to 3 March 2024 (6.5 weeks)
* Bristol, UK (Bortle 8 )
* Telescope: Askar 130PHQ Flatfield Astrograph
* Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO
* Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO
* Guide: William Optics 50mm Guidescope with 1.25″ RotoLock; ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
* Control: ASIAIR Plus
* Software: PixInsight, Lightroom
* Filters:
– Optolong L-Quad Enhance (RGB) 180 x 300 seconds (15 hours)
– Optolong L-Ultimate (Ha/OIII) 180 x 300 seconds (15 hours)

Total exposure time: 30 hours

By Lee Pullen

Edited March 15 by Lee_P

[Roy Foreman]

Very nice.

[simmo39]

A fine image!