| Exposure Details |
| Lens |
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 |
| Focal Length |
1050mm |
| Focal Ratio |
F7 |
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| Mount |
Paramount MX+ |
| Guiding |
Lodestar X2 Off-Axis Guiding |
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| Camera |
Starlight Xpress Trius SX694 |
| Exposure |
15.5 Hrs Total Exposure - 600 second subs Ha, R, G and B |
| Calibration |
30 darks, no flats, 200 bias |
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| Date |
January 18th - January 26th of the year 2017 |
| Temperature |
-15 C Below Ambient |
| SQM Reading |
Bortle 1 |
| Seeing |
Great |
| Location |
DSOC Remote Observatory - Fort Davis, TX |
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| Software Used |
The SkyX, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, PHD Guiding, Photoshop, |
| Notes |
This was the next target for another side by side comparison of the Esprit 150 and AP160 using CCD cameras. Unfortunately, equipment issues prevented me from executing the side by side using 2 identical CCD cameras. Weather and poor seeing conditions kept me from really collecting any great amount of data on the project so I waited until the setup was fully operational from a remote location. |
