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This was taken with a new camera that I've been testing called ToupTek ATR2600C. I have a full deep dive into the camera in this video if anyone's curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FxuCJSdSlg
The Heart Nebula was captured with that camera and my Askar 71F. Technical details:
* Askar 71F Quadruplet
* ToupTek ATR2600C
* Optolong L-eXtreme filter
* CEM 40 mount
* 48x300s Lights
* 10 darks, 30 flats, 30 dark flats
* Stacked and processed in PixInsight
I also have another 4 hours of this that I need to incorporate into the image. That was taken at a wider field of view.
Happy to answer questions. Clear skies!
UnitConversionBot
71F ≈ 21.7 ° Celsius or 295 Kelvin
twoamartist
This is gorgeous. Mind blowing in fact. Tha for sharing!
camn333
So... how much does the entire setup cost you?
naztronomy
The telescope and mount is $2000. I'm borrowing the camera I used here but the one astrocam I have is another $600. The filter was $200. So about $2800 altogether. Aside from the telescope, everything I have is preowned.
andydicktracymorganfairchild
Heart with a dick coming out of it nebula
naztronomy
The easiest path to a man's heart is through...hey that's the fish head nebula.
ironman3010
From another vantage point, it likely looks like the "kidney nebula". (I choose to believe)
naztronomy
I can see that!