Capture summary
Nebula in Cepheus
July 27, 2020
OSC broadband
Summer target / wide composition
- L-Pro 4h 48 x 300s / July 27, 2020
- Totals 4h July 27, 2020
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
A July 2020 Wizard Nebula frame from the archive, shown beside the later September processing run.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
- L-Pro: 48 x 300s, 4h, July 27, 2020
- Totals: 4h, July 27, 2020
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 Cepheus; 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 7380 is listed here in Cepheus.
Current frame: Natural color / OSC broadband.
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.
