My 2023 version of the NGC 6914, VdB 131 and VdB 132. Reflection Nebulae embedded in HII and 1st light of my new Baader APO 95/580 CaF2 Travel Companion. This one is the result of my new workflow in 01/2024.
First Light! 6 hours of LIGHTS stretched over 3 evenings, 250 BIASES and 150 FLATS.
My first astrophoto with the telescope of my deams, the Baader APO 95/580 CaF2 Travel Companion.
And the first Astrophoto after hypertuning my HEQ5 PRO.
High resolution on Astrobin:
Workflow 2023 vs Workflow 2024
Technical overview
| Telescope | Baader APO 95/580 CaF2 Travel Companion |
| Focal Length | 590mm |
| Erecting Lense | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Camera | CANON EOS M100(a) |
| Guiding: Guide Scope | 240mm |
| Guiding Camera | QHY 5-III-462C |
| Photography Date | 08/21/2023 08/22/2023 08/23/2023 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | 112x180s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, BIASES, (DARKS) |
| Sensitivity | ISO 800 |
| Processing Date | 08/25/2023 |
| Reprocessing Date | 01/22/2024 |
| Software-Stack | EKOS/INDI, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
