The Bubble, the Lobster Claw, the Cave, and the Wizard
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| Object | The Bubble Nebula (NGC7635) at dead-center, the Lobster Claw Nebula (SH2-157) at lower center (both in Cassiopeia), the Cave Nebula (SH2-155) at top right, and the small Wizard Nebula (NGC7388) at far bottom right (both in Cepheus). | |
| Telescope (Photo) | William Optics Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Off-axis using OAG-Large with Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by Kstars/Ekos on Stellarmate X OS running on a Mele4C mini PC | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 138 images at 300 seconds each: 46 SII 46 Ha 46 OIII Total 11.5 hours data capture, using ZWO 2" narrowband filters. Calibrated with bias,dark, flat-dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.3 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 09/12/2025-09/13/2025 |