Dark Nebulae and Dust in Taurus
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Image:
• Light frames: 88x 180” @ ISO800 ( 264 Minutes)
• Dark frames: 15 x 180” @ ISO800
• Flat frames: 30 x 1/640″ @ ISO 800
• Bias frames: 30 x 1/8000” @ ISO800
• Guided with Orion SSAG using PHD2
Environmental:
• Location: Leh and Hanle, Ladakh, India
• Sky Conditions: Extremely dark but seeing was not perfect
Main Equipment:
• OTA: Samyang 135mm f/2 at f/2
• Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6
• Camera: CentralDS Cooled 5D Mark II Full Spectrum Modified
• Filter: Astronomik UV/IR Cut
Accessories:
• Power-Supply: AC Mains
Integration and Processing:
• Processed in PixInsight 1.8
• Batch Preprocessing Script with Cosmetic Correction
• Dynamic Crop
• DBE
• Background Neutralisation
• Colour Calibration
• Histogram Transformation
• ACDNR
• Morphological Transform
• Saturation Curves
• LHE
• SCNR
• Final Crop in PS
