I Made a Huge Picture of the Winter Milky Way!
I made a huge picture of the night sky with my monochrome astronomy camera, an H-Alpha filter, and the Rokinon 135mm lens! This shot stretches across the winter Milky Way through the Orion and Monoceros constellations.
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Astrophotography can be challenging, especially when trying something new. Shooting an astro mosaic is something I've never done before, so I planned an 8 panel mosaic using Pixinsight and got 40 minutes of data on each panel. I ended up only using 7 of the 8 panels because one panel didn't add much to the overall look of the mosaic. Each sub was 120 seconds long for a total integration of about 4.5 hours. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think about my first astro mosaic!
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The astro gear that I use:
CAMERAS
---ZWO ASI1600mm Pro https://bit.ly/3snt1aQ
---ZWO ASI183mm Pro https://bit.ly/3cjVUz7
---ZWO ASI533mc Pro https://bit.ly/3tPVfeA
---ZWO ASI224mc Guide/Planetary Camera https://bit.ly/3tWm6FU
MOUNT
---Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro https://bit.ly/3cpfDxo
TELESCOPES
---Celestron C9.25 SCT https://bit.ly/3rmyHR9
ACCESSORIES
---ZWO ASIair Pro https://bit.ly/3rqs5Bj
---ZWO 30mm Guidescope https://bit.ly/39h2a8W
---ZWO Canon EOS Lens Adapter https://bit.ly/3tV9teu
---ZWO EFW Mini Filter Wheel https://bit.ly/2PynXSk
---ZWO OAG Off Axis Guider https://bit.ly/37iyE1P
---ZWO Helical Focuser https://bit.ly/3vUPdLP
---ZWO LRGB Color Filters https://bit.ly/3roSVtJ
---ZWO Tilt Tuner https://bit.ly/3vUPONz
---Baader Narrowband Filter Set https://bit.ly/3lRf7eJ
---Starizona Hyperstar Adapter https://bit.ly/2PxzOQB
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