Polaris – MW-1 Integrated Flux Nebula
Polaris – MW-1 Integrated Flux Nebula
This is a capture of the Integrated Flux Nebula that was cataloged by Mandel-Wilson, MW-1. IFN is simply is gaseous bodies beyond our regular galaxy nebulae we capture and faint in contrast. The nebula and gas sit outside the galactic plane of the Milky-Way galaxy and gets it’s reflective light from all of our stars and galaxy light rather than traditional nebula within our galaxy.
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters: Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm Square SHO & Deep Sky RGB
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 6200mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster: ASG Electronically Assisted Tilt (EAT)
Mount: iOptron CEM 120EC
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.4m Automated
Bortle: 3
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Date: March 31, April 1st, April 9th
R: 70 x 5 seconds
G: 70 x 5 seconds
B: 70 x 5 seconds
R: 63 x 300 seconds
G: 49 x 300 seconds
B: 41 x 300 seconds
Total Integration time ~12.75 hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 25 for each filter
Gain: 100
Cooling: -10
Processing Software: Captured with NINA, Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor, Processed in PixInsight
