M20 Triffid Nebula

Constellation: Sagittarius        Distance: 5200 lightyears

Triffid Nebula

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Image spcefications:
  • Exposure: 2.8 hours, LRGB = 60:30:30:30
  • Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM, Temp -10 ° C, Baader LRGB filters
  • Instrument: TEC 140, focal distance 980 mm
  • Mount: Paramount MX+
  • Guiding: TS Off Axisguider, Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider and PHD
  • Location: Nozières, France
  • Ambient temperature: 16° C
  • Date: 24 and 25 June 2023
  • © Frans Kroon, Arno-MarkBlesgraaf

Image acquisition Sequence Generator Pro:
  • 6 Luminance of 10 minutes, binned 1x1
  • 6 Red + 6 Green + 6 Blue of 5 minutes, binned 1x1
  • 25 Flat fields per channel with Flatfield panel
  • 20 Dark frames of 10 minutes + 20 Dark frames of 5 minutes + 50 Bias frames

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