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Environmental Data
Date: November 18, 2023 Start Time: 7PM End Time: 4AM strong>SQM:
Moon Age: 5.7 days Moonset: 9:13PM Moon Illumination: 32.6%
Temperature: Humidity: Dew Point:
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Clear
Comment:
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Imaging Scope Data
Mount: Gimbal Tripod Camera: Nikon D750 DSLR Focuser: None
Telescope: Rokinon 14mm Focal Reducer: None Filter: None
Rotator: None Power Control: None Dew Heater: None
Imaging Software
Mount Software: None Focus Software None
Control Software: None Platesolve: None Planning: Skytools
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Focus Platesolve:
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Guide Scope Data
Camera: None Focuser: None Dew Heater: None Software: None
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 1525 Duration: 20 seconds Gain: 800 ISO
Temperature: Binning: F-Stop: 2.8
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: PixInsight
Processes utilized: Used PixInsight to process the images from Nikon Raw. Started with NoiseXterminator, then performed an ArcSinH stretch. Concluded with a CurvesTransformation to add contrast.
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Notes: Set D750 to complete manual mode including manual focus. Set intervalometer to take an exposure every 22 seconds. Attached lens muff with handwarmer to lens to counteract dew.
Let the D750 take images all night and then reviewed the images in the morning. Selected the images with obvious meteors for processing. Out of 1525 exposures, only 4 meteors identified.