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Vela Supernova Remnant

Finally after a month of imaging, it is done. This is a 31.4 hour HOO image of a really faint region of the Vela SNR.

Acquisition Details:

Scope: GSO 8" F/4, flocked, 2" moonlite, DIY AutoFocuser, DIY Secondary Dew Heater Coma Corrector: SkyWatcher Aplanatic/Quattro Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MMC PRO (Image scale ~1"/pixel) Mount: EQ6-R Guide Scope: ZWO 60mm Guide Cam: QHY5LIIC All ZWO LRGBSHO filters Acquired on 31/12/2019, 03/01/2020, 07/01/2020, 17/01/2020, 18/01/2020, 19/01/2020, 20/01/2020, 22/01/2020, 28/01/2020, 31/01/2020. Subs & Integration times: Ha: 91 x 300s (7.6 hrs) + 38 x 900s (9.5 hrs) 17.1 hours total Oiii: 172 x 300s (14.3 hrs) Grand Total: 31.4 hours All at unity gain, 21 offset, -15 degrees celsius Acquired with the NINA imaging suite. Guided with PHD2. Mount interface: EQMOD

Processing Details:

Ha & Oiii: ABE, DECON, TGV NR, MMG NR, HT Stretch Channel Combination to create RGB image with HOO mapping. Colour Curves on Hue, a and b channels to achieve final colours. LHE applied to dark and bright region using rangemask Contrast Curves ACDNR Star Reduction Further curves
Date Created: 2020-01-31
Date Posted: 2020-02-02