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Taken with the new Starfield Optics 8″ astrograph and Starizona Nexus reducer/corrector to make it an F3 light collecting beast! Also used, a QHY268M camera and Optolong Ha-R-G-B filters.
This image focuses on the Cygnus Wall. The Cygnus Wall is a portion of a much larger nebula called the “North America Nebula” located around 2600 light years from Earth.
The hydrogen clouds in these nebulas are lit by stars showering ionized radiation on them.
Processed in PixInsight. Imaged from my backyard.
Image technical:
- Starfield Optics 8″ Astrograph (native F4) http://bit.ly/3WOrKsf
- Starizona NEXUS .75 reducer/coma corrector for F3 https://bit.ly/3MCijaB
- QHY268M CMOS Camera (https://bit.ly/3Aj23FE), 26mp, 3.76um @ -10C
- QHY CFW3-L 7 position https://bit.ly/3IiYoxY
- Optolong 3nm filters https://bit.ly/32P5WXg
- Optolong LRGB filters https://bit.ly/3WQd5N7
- Skywatcher EQ6 mount https://bit.ly/3jEonpC / Skyshed Pier (Skyshedpod.com)
- Pegasus Astro Focus Cube https://bit.ly/2NDdEb2
- NINA 2.0 for acquisition
- Processed in PixInsight
- Seeing and transparency: average to good
- Total integration time: 1 hour 47min (1min subs)
- Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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My story began more than 40 years ago looking up at the Moon with a small collapsible telescope my Father had. Encouraged by my parents, who bought me my very own telescope, a 4.5″ reflector, I began to explore the night sky from my family home backyard. Today I do astrophotography from my home in Kitchener, Ontario and also with remote telescopes located in New Mexico and Australia. Some of my images have won awards and have been featured online and in magazines.
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