First light on the William Optics GT71
A wide angle view of NGC 3372 The Carina nebula.
Distance from Earth : 8,500 light years away.
This image is formed by combining the nebulosity (Ha and Oiii) from Optolong L-extreme filter and the stars from broadband Data.
Location: My backyard in Suburban Melbourne. Bortle 5/6 class sky.
Equipment:
Telescope : William Optics GT71
Flattener : William Optics 6Aiii
Camera : QHY294c
Filters : Optolong L-extreme & Lux UV/it cut
Guide scope: 50-180 Acromat
Guide cam : ZWO ASI 120MC-s
Mount : AZEQ6-GT
Acquisition Data:
L-extreme 12x300s at Unity gain -10c temp
UV/IR 15x300s at Unity gain -10c
Processing Softwares:
Deep sky stacker, GIMP, Starnet++, Photoshop