M45 with Atik 314E

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M45 with Atik 314E

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_M45-30x60s.jpg
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  • Imaged through thin cloud, with 40% moon.
  • Altair 66ED refractor, Celestron AVX mount, Atik 314E CCD mono camera.
  • 30x60s, 30 lights, 10 each of bias, darks & flats.
  • SiriL 0.9.9 for calibration, registration, stacking, crop, background extraction, histogram transformation, saved as a 16-bit TIFF.
  • GIMP 2.10 for 2 point ‘S’ curve, adjust level, contrast.
Dave

[Atik Camera]
Debayer Preview=Off
Binning=1x1
Capture Area=1391x1039
Colour Space=MONO16
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Exposure=60
Cooler=On
Actual Temperature=0
Heat Sink Temperature=0
Timestamp Frames=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Subtract Dark=None
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
TimeStamp=2018-11-01T23:40:52.4992833Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.5825.0
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