Observing Log for Mike Durkin


7/4-5/2025 about 11:30PM-2:30AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5
Temperature: about 60-70 degrees
Equipment: ZWO Seestar S50

Took images of the Cygnus Wall and Network Nebula. I also took a exposure of about 5 minutes of the galaxy NGC 7217, although it is too small for the Seestar.

Cygnus Wall
Eastern Veil or Network Nebula
Location: Long Island, NY
Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5
Temperature: about 60-70 degrees
Equipment: ZWO Seestar S50
Exposure: 66x20 second exposures (22 minutes)
Processed in PixInsight and GIMP
 Location: Long Island, NY
Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5
Temperature: about 60-70 degrees
Equipment: ZWO Seestar S50
Exposure: 150x10 second exposures (25 minutes)
Processed in PixInsight and GIMP

I was not thrilled that the Seestar was discarding so many images. For the Cygnus Wall, my level calibration was off, so I reran the calibration steps for that. Perhaps trying this in equitorial mode will wil help?




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