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Telescope & Mount: ModifiedOrion Astroview 6 Reflector with Astroview Mount
Camera: Canon EOS XTi
Guiding: None
Location: Carrollton, VA
Sky: Bortle Class 5
Acquisition & Calibration:
- Filter: None and I'm looking into narrowband filters
- ISO 1600
- 49 Light Frames @ 30 s
- 35 Dark Frames @ 30 s
- 20 Flat Frames
- 30 Bias Frames
- Total Integration Time: 24.5 minutes
Long Exposure Astrophotography [Get A Drive Motor]
Long exposure astrophotography without a GoTo Mount has been a fun challenge for me. Over the past few months, I've posted a few of my results on Reddit to some…