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M17 – Swan Nebula

Capture date: June 15th – June 17th, 2023
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6

Lights (Gain 100, -5°C, Bin 1×1):
L: 50 x 180s (2h 30m)
R: 14 x 180s (42m)
G: 15 x 60s (45m)
B: 11 x 60s (33m)
Total Integration: 4h 30m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 x 5s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Flattener: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED Flattener 1.0x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik L-2, Astronomik DeepSky RGB
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Plus

M17 – Swan Nebula

Capture date: June 29th – July 2nd, 2022
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6

Lights (Gain 100, -5°C, Bin 1×1):
H𝛼: 41 x 300s (3h 25m)
Oiii: 28 x 300s (2h 20m)
Sii: 24 x 300s (2h)
R: 20 x 10s (3m 20s)
G: 20 x 10s (3m 20s)
B: 20 x 10s (3m 20s)
Integration: 7h 55m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 x 10s, 30 x 5s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Reducer: APM Riccardi 0.75x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik Deep Sky RGB, Astronomik H𝛼 6nm, Astronomik Oiii 6nm, Astronomik Sii 6nm
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Plus

M17 – Swan Nebula

Capture date: July 18th, 2021
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5

Lights: 32 @ 300s (Gain 100, -5°C)
Integration: 2h 40m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 @ 5s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Guide scope: ZWO 30mm F4
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Filter(s): ZWO Duo Narrowband
Mount: Vixen GP-DX with SkySensor2000 PC
Tripod: Vixen HAL-110

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro