NGC 1499 in Perseus
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Date: 20 September 2023
FOV: Apporoximately 4° 23' × 2° 55'
Telescope: Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
Guiding: ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
SVBony SV165 Mini 40mm f/4 guide scope
Computer: ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
Mount: ZWO AM5 mount
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS
Pixel size: 4.78 μm
Resolution: 3.304 arcsec/pixel
Frames:3 Feb 2482 × 240 seconds × 100 gain
Filter: Optolong L-eNhanced 2" Light Pollution Dual Band Filter
Stacking: Eighty-two 240 second frames using Pixinsight
Calibration: 20 darks, 20 flats, and 20 dark flats
Total Time: 5 hours and 28 minutes
Processing: Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, HST, GHS, MStr,
PMath add MStr, GHS, HST, StarXT, Stars and Starless,
Stars Sat, Starless HDR8, PMath blend, Scale
Location: Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA
