Test Images with Apex-L (Dale Penkala)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: B148 · B149 · B150 · HD198300 · HD198662 · LDN 1076 · LDN 1082

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Test Images with Apex-L

These are just some test images with my Esprit100 and Apex-L focal reducer that in the end got sent back because I just wasn't happy with the stars at the outer edge of the frame especially with the fact that I'm only using an ZWO 294mc pro camera. I had worked with the company to get things figured out with a multitude of back spacing settings and back and forth with test images and finally I called it quits and plan to just upgrade to the 2600mc pro at some point in the near future.

Anyway these are the results of the test images that I had gotten time to actually process somewhat and figured I'd post as we have had nothing but clouds for the last 3-4 weeks.

All images were shot with an UV-IR Cut filter and nothing else. Total integration time is for all 3 images and Rev's will have the basic's in the description.

B150 is 66 180s subs total integration time is: 3.3hrs

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Title: IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula

Description: 55 - 60s subs 55min total integration time

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Title: IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula

Description: 24 - 180s subs total integration: 1.2hrs

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Title: Full Frame

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Astrometry.net job	8994097
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	20h50m30s.26
RA (top/left)	20h58m47s.98
RA (top/right)	20h49m30s.17
RA (bottom/right)	20h42m23s.100
RA (bottom/left)	20h51m26s.71

Dec (center)	+60°10′01″.0
Dec (top/left)	+60°30′21″.7
Dec (top/right)	+61°14′27″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	+59°47′51″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	+59°05′42″.2

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