It was a gloriously clear stretch of weather this past weekend, with highs in the low 20s with low humidity and clear skies at night. Taking a break from the big Celestron SCT, I brought out the William Optics Redcat 51 and photographed a few interesting parts of the Milky Way.
The Optolong l-eXtreme filter does a great job of toning down the stars while bringing up the nebulosity of the North America & Pelican Nebulas.
Capture Details
- Imaging telescopes or lenses: William Optics RedCat 51
- Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 294MC PRO ZWO ASI 294 MC PRO
- Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion 50mm Guidescope
- Guiding cameras: Orion Starshoot Autoguider
- Filters: Optolong L-eXtreme 2″
- Accessory: QHY Polemaster
- Dates: May 28, 2021
- Frames: 57×360″ (5h 42′)
- Integration: 5h 42′
- Avg. Moon age: 17.12 days
- Avg. Moon phase: 93.87%
Basic astrometry details
- Astrometry.net job: 4577378
- RA center: 20h 56′ 7″
- DEC center: +44° 9′ 39″
- Pixel scale: 3.847 arcsec/pixel
- Orientation: 307.929 degrees
- Field radius: 2.589 degrees
Full capture details on Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/mo1r5b/