By Peter Lowenstein | 2024-11-01
Heart Nebula, Lower left=Fishead Nebula, Upper right=edge of Soul Nebula
On 11/01/2024 01:00 am by Andy Dungan| Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA
This was an exciting pic for me. The level of detail I was able to see from 9.67 hours of exposure was far better than my earlier pics of the Heart Nebula (zoom in if you can). This quality of the pic (yes, I still have lots to learn!) makes the expense and trouble of learning how to use a ZWO AM5, ASIair+ and an Askar V worth the trouble. I only purchased my first telescope, the Askar V, a few months ago. The fact that it includes 6 different focal lengths between 278mm & 600mm makes it far more flexible. This one was exposed at 384mm. Exciting to see.
ASI2600MC Pro g100, Askar V@384mm f4.8, 58 10min exposures (9.67 hours)
AM5/ASIair+, Askar OAG + ASI174mini for guiding, ZWO EAF
Affinity Photo 2 to stack/process, Starnet2 to separate stars