Owl Nebula – second night with the VC200L – May 2023

My finished astrophoto of the 2.025 LJ away Owl Nebula M97 in the constellation Ursa Major. Collected some more light and new workflow (2024).

38 Subs made the way into this astrophoto, each 300s with my Vixen VC200L VISAC at 1800mm focal length on my HEQ5pro with my CANON EOS M100(a) in Koblenz, Germany.

Comparison of the workflow results

High resolution on Flickr:

Owl Nebula (Messier 97 / NGC 3587), Planetary Nebula, Astrophotography
The high-resolution image on Flickr, with plenty of additional information.

Session details

TelescopeVixen VC200L
Correctorintern
Effective focal length1800 mm
CameraCanon EOS M100(a)
MountSkywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Guiding equipmentAPM 240mm
Guiding cameraQHY 5-III-462C
Date of capture2023-05-24
Exposure (lights)10 × 300 s
Also contains data fromOwl Nebula with the VC200L – May 2023
Reused from it28 × 300 s
Total integration50 min
Total integration (incl. reused data)3 h 10 min
Calibration framesFLATS, BIAS
SensitivityISO 400
Capture setupUbuntu, EKOS/INDI, PHD2
Processing2023-07-01 – PixInsight, Affinity Photo
Reprocessing2024-01-18 – PixInsight, Affinity Photo
LocationKoblenz, Rheinland
Focal ratiof/9,0
Image scale0,43 ″/px
Field of view43,0 × 28,7 ′

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