This image shows DG187 (=LBN437) in Lacerta. Beware of the ugly halos around the stars.
Date: August 24, 2014
Time: 2:00 am - 4:30 am
Camera: SBIG STF-8300M
CCD Temperature: -10 C
Optics: Takahashi Sky 90 II @ 406 mm fl (f/4.5)
Filter: Astronomik L
Light frames: 26x5 min
Dark frames: none
Flat frames: 42
Bias frames: 47
Binning: 1x1
Guiding: Orion SSAG @ Orion finder (~162 mm)
Mount: AP Mach 1
Dithering: Manual
Processing: Stacking in DSS, initial stretching in FITS Liberator, Curves, Levels, and noise removal actions in PSCS6.
Other notes:
A pretty fun and long night. It started with a Tarantula that finally let me play with it (
Link), and once I was polar aligned, I spotted an owl in the distance and managed to snap a picture through my binoculars (
Link).