NGC1579 - The Little Trifid Nebula and Surrounding Region
| Object | NGC1579, The Little Trifid Nebula and surrounding region, in Perseus | |
| Telescope (Photo) | TeleVue 85mm OTA @ f/5.6 on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Onboard guide camera with TeleVue 85mm OTA @ f/5.6 on Losmandy G-11 mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by Sequence Generator Pro | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 160 images at 600 seconds each: 40 Luminance 40 Red 40 Green 40 Blue Total 26.7 hours data capture, using ZWO 2" broadband filters. Calibrated with bias, dark, flat-dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.8.9 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 12/01/2024 - 12/03/2024 |