Capture summary
Nebula in Cassiopeia
L-eNhance OSC
L-eNhance OSC
Summer target / wide composition
- L-eNhance 1h 30m 18 x 300s
- Totals 1h 30m
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
The July 2020 Bubble Nebula revision, captured before the deeper December processing run.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- L-eNhance: 18 x 300s, 1h 30m
- Totals: 1h 30m
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
- Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM60
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, PixInsight, N.I.N.A.
- Guiding optics: Orion ST80
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Target Planner
Nebula in Cassiopeia; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 7635 is listed here in Cassiopeia.
Current frame: Natural and narrowband blend / L-eNhance OSC.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
