NGC 7000 – North America Nebula

Date/time:
07.09.2012 and 08.09.2012
Ambient conditions: 10°C, transparency 5/5, seeing 4/5, late moon
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Optics: FSQ-106ED f/5
Mount: ASA DDM60
Guiding: no guider
Camera: SXVF-M25C
Filter: IDAS LPS

Acquisition:
Software: Maxim DL 5
FOV, Image scale: 153 x 101 arcmin, 3.03 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 5h (60 x 5min) acquired without dithering
Calibration frames: 50 x 0.1s flats, bias 

Processing:
MaximDL: calibration, registering, SDMask stacking
Images Plus 3.75: DDP
CS5: Small curves and levels adjustments, Noiseware Professional, Match color

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