Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt This photography was taken in La Banderita observatory, La Pampa, Argentina with a total integration time of 5 hours 55 min.

The used equipment setup: Astrotech 65 mm F6.5 APO refractor, unmodified Canon 6D camera, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer mount (modified for DEC guiding) and homemade anti-dew system.

Technical data

Acquisition site La Banderita Observatory , La Pampa, Argentina
Acquisition dates 12-06-2018
12-07-2018
Instrument Astrotech 65 mm F6.5 APO Refractor.
Mount Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer, (modified: DEC Guiding capable)
Guide QHY Miniguider, with QHY5L-II-M camera (RA and DEC guiding)
Camera Canon 6D (Unmodified)
Camera sensor temperature 21°C approx.(as reported by camera - non refrigerated)
Integration 100 subframes @ ISO 1600, 200 seconds each (total integration time: 5 hours 55 minutes)
Calibration 49 flats, 100 bias, 35 darks.
Resolution 3.19 arcsec/pixel
423 mm focal lenght, 6.5 um x 6.5 um pixels
Native size 5496 x 3670 pixels
Cropped size 4535 x 3215 pixels
FOV 4°1’ x 2° 51'
Image center coordinates RA 05h 38m
Dec -01° 54'
Rotación: 198°
Acquisition Maxim DL
Process PixInsight 1.8