A William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD Apochromatic refractor mounted on a Celestron AVX mount was used with an Atik 314L mono CCD camera, using AstroDMx Capture for Linux to capture 50 x 90s FITS exposures of the Rosette nebula with matching dark frames.
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The equipment used
The 16-bit preview controls were adjusted to give a pleasing preview of the images being captured.
Screenshot of AstroDMx Capture for Linux capturing 90s FITS exposures of the Rosette nebula
The FITS files were stacked and post processed in affinity Photo.
The Rosette nebula and NGC 2244, the Satellite cluster
This image was obtained with a total exposure time of 1.25 hours.
Steve Wainwright and Nicola Mackin
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