Last night I took my first astro picture with my own equipment from La Palma. My object of desire was reflection nebula Messier 78 in the constellation Orion.
After quite some unsuccessful attempts in the past days and nights (because of some technical problems, strong wind and clouds) this was a very big moment for me, and I am proud to show my first result here 🙂
 | Date | 2016/12/05 |
 | Location | La Palma / Spain |
 | Object | Messier 78 (reflection nebula) |
 | Camera | Atik383L+ |
 | Guiding | yes, QHY5-II Mono via OAG |
 | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
 | Barlow lens | none |
 | Mount | EQ6Syntrek |
 | Cooling | -15°C |
 | Luminance | 9x, 600s, bin: 1x1 |
 | Red | 10x, 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Green | 10x, 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Blue | 10x, 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Dark | 2x |
 | Flat | 10x |
 | Total exposure | ~1h55m |
The image is also available in full resolution here. I decided to put this image into my “Top Astro-Pics Gallery”.
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 16, 2022 at 13:25 pm