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25-JUN-2018

Fighting Dragons in H-alpha

Takahashi FSQ106EDX4
FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus
Ha = 280min (bin 1X1)
-30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied
Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg
Image scale 3.5"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

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Data collected 24 June 2018, good seeing, 3/4 Moon

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/166437746/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment

http://www.sxccd.com/products

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Astro Shop (Aus)

http://www.astroshop.com.au/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:

http://www.astronomik.com/en/home

http://www.gerdneumann.net/

MSB Software & Astroart 5

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

Catseye Collimation

http://www.catseyecollimation.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.staratlaspro.com/


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Sakib 25-Jun-2018 14:20
Also NGC 6822 with 10 hours of OIII would be very interesting as well.
strongmanmike200225-Jun-2018 14:03
Ha ha ha..maybe...but I recon this one is all about composition, has to be this way to see the dragons fighting over the magic egg ...besides, t'was only a fill in image on a 3/4 Moon lit night :-)
Sakib 25-Jun-2018 13:59
A nice idea for an image is M17 and M24 together.
Sakib 25-Jun-2018 13:57
This looks sooooo much better north up! (you knew I was going to say and also couldn't resist)