IC 405
Common Name: The Flaming Star Nebula
Also Known as: Caldwell 31
Object Type: Emission and Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Auriga
Distance from Earth: 1,500 light years
Apparent Magnitude: 6.0
Coordinates: RA 05H 16M 05S DEC 34 deg 27 min 49 sec
Actual Size: 5,000 light year in diameter
Apparent Dimensions: 37 arc-minutes x 10 arc-minutes
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Environmental Data
Date: February 26, 2022 Start Time: 7:19PM End Time: 1:05AM SQM: 18.7
Moon Age: 25.0 days Moonrise: 3:49PM Moon Illumination: 21.9%
Temperature: 25 degrees F Humidity: 78% Dew Point: 19 degrees F
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790r Sky Condition: Clear
Comment: Installed PHD2 ver 2.6.11. PHD2 calibration good.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imaging Scope Data
Mount: iOptron CEM 120 Camera: ZWO ASI2600 OSC Focuser: Optec DirectSync SVX30
Telescope: Stellarvue SV90 refractor Focal Length: 630mm
Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: Field Flattener Filter: None
Rotator: Pegasus Falcon Power Control: Pegasus Ultimate Powerbox V2 Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip
Imaging Software
Mount: iOptron Commander Focuser: Optec FocusLynx Commander
Imaging: Sequence Generator Pro Platesolve: ASTAP Rotator/Control: Pegasus Unity Platform
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Sequence Generated Focus HFR 1.3 Platesolve: Good on 3rd attempt
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Guide Scope Data
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX130 refractor Camera: ZWO ASI290 Focuser: Optec DirectSync SV35
Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip Software: PHD2 Exposure: 1 sec Binning: 1x1 Tracking Result: 0.5 arc-seconds RMS
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 138 Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Total Integration Time: 4.6 hours
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Number of flat frames: 50 Duration: 0.08 seconds Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Flat Field Illumination: All-Pro 'Spike-a-Flat Field standard' illuminated panel
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Number of Dark frames: 50 (from library) Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Number of Bias frames: 50 (from library) Duration: 0.001 seconds Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: PixInsight
Processes utilized: Linear - calibration/integration: Flats ImageCalibration with Master Bias, Flat ImageIntegration, Images ImageCalibration with Flat Master & Dark Master, Debayer, SubFrameSelector, StarAlign, ImageIntegration.
Linear - Background extraction, Color correction, deconvolution, noise reduction: DynamicCrop, AutomaticBackgroundExtraction, SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXterminator
Non-Linear: GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch script, CurvesTransformation, DynamicCrop
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