dusty marten
This is the broadband portion of my Horsehead and Flame nebula data. I almost gave up on this project because I wasn't seeing a noticeable gain in background signal over last year's attempt, but the final night I put in gave it the kick it needed. I would very much like to do this again from a darker site, but until then, this is the best I will do until next new moon phase. I am so happy to see that my little RedCat 51 is carrying its own weight for sure.
This tiny refractor unironically has tighter stars than my ED doublet did
300s exposures, bortle 7/8 shooting in to the light dome, processed in Pixinsight.
Gear:
William Optics RedCat 51
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO OAG
ZWO AM5N
QHY Q-Focuser
MeLe Quieter 3C
My first night was shot using the Svbony UV/IR cut filter but it's very dirty or something, got stuff on it that won't clean off. It was causing some strange flares around my stars so I decided to swap it out with the Astronomik L-3. I think that actually helped a lot. Especially with the chromatic aberration that was showing up whenever the target dipped low enough in the atmosphere.
rich bolt
