Capture summary
Nebula in Gemini
January 7 & 8
Ha and OIII
Winter target / wide composition
- L-eXtreme 8h 55m 107 frames / January 7 & 8
- Totals 8h 55m January 7 & 8
A supernova remnant with filamentary shock fronts drifting through the winter sky in Gemini.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- L-eXtreme: 107 frames, 8h 55m, January 7 & 8
- Totals: 8h 55m, January 7 & 8
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Explore Scientific ED APO 127mm f/7.5 FCD-1 Alu 2" R&P Focuser
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC 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 Gemini; best planned for December through February from New Jersey.
Winter targets reward clear, steady nights and usually climb well by late evening.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
IC 443 is listed here in Gemini.
Current frame: Narrowband / Ha and OIII.
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.
