The Cocoon Nebula

My image from a remote site, some background light caused processing problems and the camera rotated in between subs which lead to alignment challenges.

Capture date: 

2012-08-28T00:00:00

Location: 

  • Les Contamines, Haute-Savoie, France

Imaging Camera: 

  • SBIG ST8300M

Guiding camera: 

  • Starlight Express Lodestar

Guiding Software: 

  • PHDguiding

Capture Software: 

  • AstroArt V5

Processing Software: 

  • AstroArt V5
  • FITS Liberator
  • Photoshop CS4

Supporting software: 

  • EQASCOM

Filters: 

  • Blue
  • Green
  • Red

Light frames: 

6 x RGB x 300s

Mount: 

  • Skywatcher EQ6 pro

is an image of: 

Ambient Temperature(C): 

12

Dark frames: 

15 x 300s @-20C

Imaging telescope: 

  • William Optics FLT 110 with WO AFR-IV @F5.6

Guiding telescope: 

  • Bresser 70

Astronmical objects in image: 

  • Cluster with Nebulosity