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Written by Admilson Pinto   
Saturday, 10 October 2009 00:00

IC 5146


IC 5146 – Cocoon Nebula

 

Date/time:
11.09.2009 22:00 to 23:00
22.09.2009 21:45 to 23:00
25.09.2009 20:40 to 23:00
Az./Alt. positions:  
85° / 69° to 97° / 79°
89° / 74° to 125° / 86°
81° / 65° to 152° / 87°
Ambient conditions: 10°C,
transparency 3/5 to 5/5, seeing: 3/5 to 4/5
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Optics: TMB 130 SS f/7 with TSFlat 2
Mount: CGE
Guiding: selfguiding with ST-4000XCM
Camera: SBIG ST-4000XCM
Filter: IDAS LPS

Acquisition:
Software: Maxim DL 5
FOV, Image scale: 57.2 x 57.2 arcmin, 1.68 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 4h 10min (25 x 10min) lights  at –20°C with dithering,
100 x 10min dark frames
40 Flats calibrated with 100 Bias

Processing:
Images plus 3.75: Calibration, Normalized Median Combine, DDP.  
CS3: Curves and levels adjustments, Match Color, Smart Sharpen, Carbonis Actions, 
final noise reduction of background with Noiseware Professional.


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Last Updated on Saturday, 10 October 2009 14:42
 

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