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    The Elephant Trunk- IC1396

     

    Exposure Details
    Lens Sky-Watcher Esprit 80
    Focal Length 400mm
    Focal Ratio F5
     
    Mount Paramount MX+
    Guiding Lodestar X2 Off-Axis Guiding
     
    Camera Starlight Xpress Trius SX694
    Exposure 10 Hrs Total Exposure - 600 second subs Ha and OIII
    Calibration 30 darks, no flats, 200 bias
     
    Date May 20th - June 28th of the year 2017
    Temperature TEC set to -15c
    SQM Reading Bortle 1
    Seeing Great
    Location DSOC Remote Observatory - Fort Davis, TX
     
    Software Used The SkyX, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD Guiding, Photoshop,
    Notes First light image for the Esprit 80 setup at the DSOC remote site in Fort Davis. This image was selected for a run of Sky Watcher USA ads featuring a sale that was runniung for the Esprit line of telescopes. See the ad below. The ad was available in several publishings.


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