Sunday 27 December 2020

NGC281 - The Pacman Nebula

I last imaged NGC281 over two years ago, so here's a new one taken on Christmas Eve 2020

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C

Guide scope: Sky Watcher Evoguide 50ED
Guide cam: Altair Astro GP-CAM 290M

Image capture: SharpCap
Guiding: PHD2
Planetarium: Cartes du Ciel

51 x 5min Lights

21 x 5min Darks

32 flats

Stacked in DSS, total exposure after stacking 200mins.

Finished in Affinity Photo and Photoshop Elements.