Details

• Rig: QHY268C + Sky-Watcher 200PDS + EQ6R-Pro
• Software: NINA/PixInsight
• Filters: Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband & Optolong L-Pro
• Constellation: Cygnus

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC RGB 18 X 120s (36m)
    * OSC NB 156 X 300s (780m)
    * Total: 13h00m
    
    Integration time target
    * Target: 12 hours
    * Progress: 108%

The imaging is finished for now. The data is excellent and deserves to be experimented with in processing. The RGB stars also need to be implemented.

Final image

Tuesday 20th August 2024

Integration time (running total):
    * OSC NB 30 X 300s (150m)
    * Total: 2h30m

Seeing index: Poor (2)
Jet stream: Poor (16 m/s)
Transparency: Poor (2)

The seeing was poor due to windy weather and a high speed jetstream. Many cloudy spells caused lost frames and generally lower contrast than ideal.

Friday 16th August 2024

Integration time (running total):
    * OSC NB 50 X 300s (250m)
    * Total: 4h10m

Seeing index: Ave (3)
Jet stream: Ave (16 m/s)
Transparency: Ave (3)

There was heavy cloud in the middle of the night for an hour but still four hours’ data was gathered.

Wednesday 14th August 2024

Integration time (running total):
    * OSC NB 45 X 300s (225m)
    * Total: 3h45m

Seeing index: OK (3)
Jet stream: Poor (28 m/s)
Transparency: OK (3)

This evening was an umexpectedly clear bonus evening. There were some cloud interruptions and lost frames from periods of poor transparency.

Sunday 12th August 2024

Integration time (running total):
    * OSC RGB 18 X 120s (36m)
    * OSC NB 31 X 300s (155m)
    * Total: 3h11m

Seeing index: Good (4)
Jet stream: Ave (14 m/s)
Transparency: OK (3)

The forecast was excellent for this evening but it turned out less so due to a strong gusty wind. There should have been plenty of Perseid meteors but only two were seen.

Notes