Tonight’s session started around 9:30pm US Central time, under Bortle 9 skies. Polar alignment and focusing took a little extra time due to clouds and poor visibility. However, once completed the night cleared up a bit and alignment to my target went better. I ran the guiding calibration, although it was not in a recommended location for calibrating, then I ran the guiding assistant tool and applied the recommendations. My equipment was able to guide between 18 and 22 rms. After that, the imaging session began. I was able to capture 20 subframes before I was ready to pack up.
Target: Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6995)
Equipment:
- Telescope: ZWO FF65
- Focusing: ZWO EAF
- Filter Wheel: ZWO EFW
- Clear
- L-Pro
- SV220
- Askar D2
- Camera: SV605CC
- Guiding:
- Scope: SV198 50mm
- Camera: SV305pro
Description:
- Polar alignment completed
- Focus with D2 filter
- Align to NGC6995
- Guiding calibration tool
- Guiding assistance tool
- Re-center on NGC6995
- Begin captures
Image Capture Details:
- Exposure: 180s
- Gain: 100
- Shift: 50
- Temperature: 0.0°C
- Quantity: 20