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Imaging with reflex camera at 1600 ISO in parallel of the C8 telescope, zoom 250mm, visual guiding at the focal plan of the C8:


Imaging with 80ED refractor, F=600mm, guiding with the LodeStar at the focal plan of the C8. 1 exposure of 1mn and one exposure of 5mn at 1600 ISO


15/08/2011 from Thézac (dept. 17, France)
Telescope: Orion Short tube at F=400mm
Guiding: C8 F=2000mm + LodeStar
Imager: Canon 450D 1600ISO, 28x30s
Offsets: none, using the one taken on august 11
Darks: 8x30s
Flats: 15x1/500s
Commentary: guiding failed, annoying moon, not enough exposures.


24/07/2014 from Thézac (dept. 17, France)
Telescope: Orion 80ED refractor F=600mm,
Monture : SkyWatcher EQ6
Imager: Atik 314L+ at -9,5°C
Moon: no moon
Conditions: calm, 19°C
Exposures L:4x120s R:1x120s G:1x120s B:1x120s
Binning: L:bin1, RGB:bin2
Offsets: 15x0,001s in bin1 and bin2
Darks: 11x120s in bin1, 11x120s in bin2
flatl:11x0.03s
flatr:11x0.35s
flatg:11x0.024s
flatb:11x0.015s
Processing: IRIS then GIMP.
Commentary: not enough exposures, and difficult to merge the colour layers.