The Heart Nebula, NGC 896/IC 1805/Sharpless 2-190, and the Soul Nebula, Sharpless 2-1999, combined, are one of the best wide-fields the sky has to offer. With my 115mm refractor, it“s way too wide to get in a single panel. This is a nine panel mosaic, captured over two nights.
The largest mosaic I“ve tried before this was two and three panels, all the same night. So, this is a lot more ambitious. But I“m exceptionally pleased with how this turned out.
- Panels
- 9
- Time
- 6h
- Gain
- 56
- Offset
- 25
- Frames
- 360
- Telescope
- Astro-Tech AT115EDT 115mm f/7 ED Triplet Refractor w/ 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
- Mount
- Losmandy GM-8 German Equatorial Mount, Gemini 2, Losmandy FLW Tripod
- Camera
- QHY 268C
- Guider
- QHY 5II7C
- Filters
- Optolong UV / IR Cut Filter
- Accessories
- ZWO EAF Electronic Automatic Focuser, iOptron iPolar
- Software
- N.I.N.A., PHD2 Guiding, SkySafari Pro, AstroPixelProcessor, Capture One